Pursuant to the authority and provisions of the Arkansas Solid Waste Management Act, A.C.A. §§ 8-6-210 through 709; the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, §§ A.C.A. 8-4-101 through 313 and §§ 8-5-101 through 612; the Arkansas Hazardous Waste Management Act and the statutes governing regulated substance storage tanks, A.C.A. §§ 8-7-101 through 908; and the Recycling Act, A.C.A. 8-9-101 through 406; including amendments to these Acts and acts which the Division may be charged with enforcement authority,

WHEREFORE, the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission hereby promulgates this Rule No. 7 to provide guidance for the assessment of civil penalties for the violation of any provisions of these Acts, or for the violation of any rules issued pursuant to these Acts or for the violations of any order, rule, agreement or permit, or any part thereof, issued under these Acts.