Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - October 23rd Meeting/Agenda Announced
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment announced the agenda for the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) meeting on October 23rd. The Commission is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly…
Air Enforcement: New Mexico Environment Department and Farmington Concrete Facility Enter into Administrative Compliance Order
The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) and C & E Concrete Inc. (“CE”) entered into a September 28th Administrative Compliance Order (“ACO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See No. EPCEB Air Case: CEC-31184-2601. The Order provides that CE owns and operates a facility…
Reducing Risk from PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids: National Waste & Recycling Association Comments Addressing U.S. EPA Draft Guidance
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) submitted October 5th comments on a document the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published on June 29th titled: Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) in…
Water Treatment Facility/Surface Water Flow: Adjacent Property Owners Allege Damages Associated with Arkansas Municipal Facility
Paul Roberts and Penny Buchanan (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint on October 13th against the City of Hot Springs, Arkansas alleging damages caused by a Hot Springs water treatment facility (“WTF”). See NO.: 6:26-cv-06135-JTS. The complaint alleges that the damages are associated with…
Karst Learning & Field Day: October 17 - Huntsville, Arkansas
The Beaver Watershed Alliance and Nature Conservancy are holding an event titled Karst Learning & Field Day. The event will be held on October 17th from 10 a.m. to noon in Huntsville, Arkansas. Karst is a type of landscape where the dissolving of the bedrock has created sinkholes, sinking streams…