Arkansas Code Title 15, Subtitle 2, Chapter 22, Subchapter 2 - Allocation and Use Generally

• § 15-22-201 - Declaration of Policy.
  (a) It is in the best interest of the people of the State of Arkansas to have a water policy that recognizes the vital...
• § 15-22-202 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission; (2) "Conservation district" means conservation districts created under the Conservation Districts...
• § 15-22-203 - Cumulative Effect.
  (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall be cumulative of all existing statutes of this state with respect to matters governed by this subchapter...
• § 15-22-204 - Penalties -- Enforcement.
  (a) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to imprisonment not to exceed...
• § 15-22-205 - Powers of Commission Regarding Waters.
  (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall have the power to: (1) Issue permits for the construction of dams to impound water; (2) Issue...
• § 15-22-206 - Procedure for Making Rules, Regulations, and Orders -- Meetings.
  (a) (1) (A) No rule, regulation, or order, including a change, renewal, or extension thereof, shall be made by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission...
• § 15-22-207 - Administration of Oath to Witnesses.
  Any member of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission or the Executive Director of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission or attorney shall have power to...
• § 15-22-208 - Subpoenas -- Refusal to Testify.
  (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission or any member thereof is empowered to issue a subpoena for any witness to require his or her...
• § 15-22-209 - Appellate Review.
  Any person affected by any rule, regulation, or order made by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission or action taken may obtain review of such...
• § 15-22-210 - Permits Required for Dam Construction -- Conditions for Issuance.
  No person shall have the right to construct or own a dam to impound water for any purpose unless and until he or she...
• § 15-22-211 - Permits -- Application.
  (a) The applicant for a dam construction permit shall file with the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission upon a form prescribed by the commission an...
• § 15-22-212 - Permits -- Notice of Application -- Hearing.
  (a) (1) Upon receipt of the application and before granting or denying the permit, the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall cause notice of the...
• § 15-22-213 - Permits -- Modification or Cancellation.
  Any permit or an extension thereof issued by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may be modified or cancelled by order of the commission after...
• § 15-22-214 - Exemptions.
  (a) No permit shall be required for any dam which impounds less than fifty (50) acre-feet of water or is of a height less...
• § 15-22-215 - Certificates of Registration -- Water Diversion -- Exceptions.
  (a) Any person diverting water from any stream, lake, or pond, except those natural lakes or ponds in the exclusive ownership of one (1)...
• § 15-22-216 - Right to Take Impounded Water.
  (a) Any person constructing a dam under permit issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall have the exclusive right to take water from...
• § 15-22-217 - Allocation During Shortages.
  (a) (1) If a shortage of water in a stream or part of a stream exists to the extent that there is not sufficient...
• § 15-22-218 - Right to Acquire Title and Use Water Stored in a Governmental Reservoir.
  (a) Any person shall have, to the full extent that the State of Arkansas can grant that right, the right to acquire absolute title...
• § 15-22-219 - Fees.
  (a) (1) Any person applying for a permit and having plans and specifications examined under § 15-22-211, in consideration therefor, shall pay to the...
• § 15-22-220 - Continued Water Use Study.
  The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall gather and compile, from time to time, information as to the use of surface water in this state...
• § 15-22-221 - Delegation of Allocation Authority.
  (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission may delegate the power to allocate water during times of shortage, as provided in this subchapter, to conservation...
• § 15-22-222 - Minimum Stream Flows.
  (a) The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission shall establish and enforce minimum stream flows for the protection of instream water needs.(b) (1) Prior to the...
• § 15-22-223 - Protection of Service Areas.
  (a) It is unlawful for a person to provide water or wastewater services to an area where such services are being provided by the...
• § 15-22-224 - Appointment of Receiver.
  (a) As used in this section: (1) "Adequate financial operation" means operation of a public water system or public sewer system in such a...

Last modified: November 15, 2016