Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Baxter County Car Wash/Laundromat Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Big Land Investments, LLC (“BLI”) entered into a January 5h Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
2026 Draft 303(d) List/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality Draft List of Impaired Waters
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a public notice for the draft 2026 303(d) List of Impaired Waters. The announcement also provides information regarding acceptance of public comments and a February 25th public hearing. The Clean…
Section 401/Clean Water Act: South Carolina Supreme Court Addresses Challenge to Natural Gas Pipeline Water Quality Certification
The Supreme Court of South Carolina (“SCT”) addressed in a January 28th Opinion an issue arising out of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. See Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League v. South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, 2026 WL 217648. The issue addressed is whether a 401 water…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Kingsport Medical Center
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a December 18, 2025, Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mountain States Health Alliance (“MS”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST25-0080. The…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty Addressing South Pittsburg Rock Crushing and Sizing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) and H&H Stone LLC (“HH”) entered into a December 18, 2025, Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC25-0182. HH operates a quarry in South Pittsburg…