Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Glenwood Enter Into Consent Administrative Order
December 20, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Glenwood Enter Into Consent Administrative Order The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Glenwood, Arkansas…
Lead and Copper Rule/Safe Drinking Water Act: American Water Works Association Petition Before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
December 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) filed on December 13th a document styled: Petition for Review of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (“LCRI”). The Petition challenges the rule promulgated under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act by EPA on October 30, 2024, entitled “National…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Dayton Specialty Organic Chemical Manufacturing Facility
December 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a December 16th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Cymer-Dayton, LLC (“CD”). See Case No. HWM 24-0022. The Order provides that CD conducts specialty organic chemical manufacturing at a facility in Dayton, Tennessee…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of England Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of England, Arkansas entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2024: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issue Report
December 18, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on December 5th a press release publishing a report titled: Enforcement and Compliance Annual Results for Fiscal Year 2024 (“Report”). The Report provides for fiscal year 2024 various activities of the EPA in terms of civil and…