5-YEAR STATUS REVIEWS/ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NOTICE OF INITIATION FOR 59 ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES (Including Five Whose Range Includes Arkansas)
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS” or “the Service”) announced on June 6th that it initiated status reviews for fifty-nine animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 48,437. Four of the identified species, all freshwater mussels, have…
Acute Freshwater Aquatic Life Screening Values for 6PPD/6PPD-Quinone: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Publishes Notice of Availability
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a prepublication Federal Register Notice styled: Acute Aquatic Life Screening Values for 6PPD and 6PPD-Quinone in Freshwater (“Notice”). 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone (“6PPD-q”) have been found in freshwater eco systems originating from runoff…
Water Testing Modification Effort/U.S. General Services Administration: Unilateral Change Order Issued to Address Stagnant Water
The United States General Services Administration (“GSA”) has initiated a program titled: Water Testing Modification Effort (“WTME”). The stated purpose of WTME is to address stagnant water concerns in federally owned facilities and leased spaces. GSA is a federal agency that constructs…
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions/Service Line Inventory: Arkansas Department of Health Reminder Addressing Deadline/Availability of Financial Assistance
The Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section publication, Arkansas Drinking Water Update (“Update”) (Volume 38, No. 2), published an article titled: Lead and Copper Rule Service Line Inventories (“Article”). The Article was contributed by Teresa Lee, P.E., Technical Support Chief…
Mining the Sun/Transforming Mine Lands and Brownfields into Clean Energy Hubs: Nature Conservancy Report
The Nature Conservancy (“TNC”) issued a report titled: Mining the Sun – Transforming Mine Lands and Brownfields into Clean Energy Hubs (“Report”) The Report focuses on the expanding practice of developing clean energy infrastructure on properties such as landfills, brownfields, and inactive…