Waste Disposal/Alleged Future Damages: Federal Court (Mississippi) Addresses Landfill Owners' Judicial Action Against Generator
February 10, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A United States Federal District Court (N.D. Miss.) (“Court”) addressed in a February 4th Memorandum Opinion an issue arising out of the past disposal of remediated soils and associated materials into a landfill. See LEFLORE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS v. MERITOR, INC., ET AL, 2026 WL 297969. The…
Center for Water Security and Cooperation/The Water Collaborative: Mississippi River Watershed Legal Fellowship Announced
February 10, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Water Security and Cooperation and The Water Collaborative (collectively, “TWC”) announced the Mississippi River Watershed Fellowship (“Fellowship”). The Fellowship is described as seeking: … second-year law students to take on big questions and explore bold ideas at the heart of…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Sparkman Lumber Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 10, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Ray White Lumber Company (“RWLC”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Nutrients/Montana Water Quality Standards: Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Judicial Action Challenging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approval
The Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and two other organizations filed a January 26th Complaint in the United States District Court of Montana challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (“EPA”) decision approving revisions to the State of Montana's numeric nutrient water quality standards…
Arkansas Water Plan Update: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Announces Additional Public Meetings
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (“ADA”) announced that it will facilitate virtual meetings that will be held on February 24th and 25th as part of its process for updating the Arkansas Water Plan (“AWP”). The virtual meetings have been designated as follows: Water and Wastewater…