Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality News

City Officials Can Be Charged If Sewers Aren’t Fixed, Arkansas Prosecutor Says

An Arkansas county prosecutor said he has the legal authority to bring criminal charges against Bethel Heights city officials if they don’t take action to fix their system. State records show Bethel Heights’ two wastewater treatment plants have operated out …

Order Issued to Protect Workers in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Projects

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has issued a consent administrative order against the city of Pine Bluff and its parolee- and prison-labor demolition program that was shut down last year. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the city will have to …