Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Claiborne County Coal Refuse Disposal Area
February 23, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a July 13th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Kopper Glo Mining, LLC (“Kopper”). See Case No. MGR22-0118. The Order provides that Kopper operates a coal refuse disposal area (“Facility”) in Claiborne County…
Implementing Climate Resilience/Hazardous Waste Permitting: ASTSWMO Addresses Question to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regarding Draft Memorandum
February 22, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) addressed in a January 26th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) a question regarding a draft memorandum the agency had issued titled: Implementing Climate Resilience in Hazardous…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: February 28th Meeting
February 22, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third-party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Transportation/Used Oil: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Used Oil Transportation Company Enter into Consent Order
February 22, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Buck Oil Services, Inc. (“Buck Oil”) entered into a January 31st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Used Oil Regulations. See Consent Order No. 24-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that Buck Oil operates a used…
Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Water Resources Investments: U.S. Corps of Engineers Proposed Rule Establishing Agency Specific Procedures
February 21, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published in the February 15th Federal Register a proposed rule that establishes what it describes as Agency Specific Procedures (“ASPs”) for its implementation of the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (“PR&G”) for water resources investments…