Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

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Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
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Agency overview
Formed1949, reorganized 1971
Preceding agency
  • Department of Pollution Control and Ecology
JurisdictionState of Arkansas
Headquarters5301 Northshore Drive
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72118-5317
EmployeesApprox. 400
Annual budget$108,582,000 (2012)
Agency executives
  • Becky Keogh [1] , Director
  • Tammy Harrelson, Interim Chief Deputy Director
  • Ryan Benefield, Deputy Director
Parent agencyArkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Website www.adeq.state.ar.us/

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It is governed by the thirteen member Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, with six members representing various state agencies and seven appointed by the Governor. The ADEQ director is appointed by the Governor. [2]

Regulatory Divisions [3]

Support Divisions [4]

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References

  1. "ADEQ Organization & Personnel Charts". ADEQ. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. "Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced Becky Keogh as Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality". Governor of Arkansas. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. "ADEQ Divisions". ADEQ. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. "ADEQ Divisions". ADEQ. Retrieved 31 March 2015.