Legal Division

Tammera Harrelson, Chief - (501) 682-0892

The ADEQ Legal Division provides support for the regulatory divisions regarding compliance with state and federal laws in permitting and enforcement activities. The division pursues formal enforcement cases -- usually through a consent administrative order -- and represents the agency in appeals of permitting, enforcement and rulemaking decisions.

Staff attorneys also prepare emergency orders, negotiate consent orders, file motions for restraining orders and permanent injunctive relief and prepare requests for search warrants.

Formal enforcement cases handled by the Legal Division have increased significantly since the mid 1980s, not necessarily due to an increase in noncompliance, but because of more aggressive efforts by the agency, fewer referrals to the EPA and recent state statutory authority to impose stiffer penalties.

Our Searchable Database of Consent Administrative Order (CAO) Information is online in the PDF format.

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality believes that voluntary compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and permit requirements is necessary to effectively protect human health and the environment of the state. ADEQ also believes that voluntary compliance can be achieved through the adoption and implementation of regularly scheduled, systematic, and objective self-policing activities known as environmental audits or environmental management systems designed to monitor and maintain compliance with state law and regulations. In an effort to encourage members of the regulated community to adopt and implement environmental management systems, ADEQ adopts this Environmental Self Disclosure Incentive Policy.

Contact Information

Chief: Tammera Harrelson (501) 682-0892 harrelson@adeq.state.ar.us
Fax: (501) 682-0891
Street Address: 5301 Northshore Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72118-5317

Mission Statement

To provide vigorous representation and knowledgeable counsel for the Department's pursuit of environmental protection.