Solid Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management Proposed Administrative Order Addressing Somerville Scrap Metal Business
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) is proposing to issue an Order to CDM Scrap Metals LLC (“CDM”) addressing an alleged unauthorized dump (“UAD”). See Order No. XX-XXX-SW. The Order provides that CDM operates a business on real property located in Somerville, Alabama. On…
Safe Drinking Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Uintah County, Utah Class II Injection Well Operator Enter Into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Wapiti Operating, LLC (“WO”) entered into a June 4th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Class II Injection Well, EPA UIC Permit. See Docket No. SDWA-08-2026-0038. WO is stated to own and/or operate Class II…
Reducing Risk from PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids: Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority Comments Addressing U.S. EPA Draft Guidance
The Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority (“LRWRA”) 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5th comments on a document the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published on June 29th titled: Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)…
Microplastics/U.S. Government Accountability Office: Congressional Request to Review U.S. EPA Efforts to Assess Presence/Risk
24 Members of Congress and United States Senators have written the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in a September 28th letter asking that it: … conduct a comprehensive review of the Environmental Protection Agency's (“EPA”) efforts to effectively assess the presence and risks…
Oil Discharge Enforcement: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Manassas Biological Resource Center Enter into Order by Consent
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“VDEQ”) and America Type Culture Collection (“ATCC”) entered into a August 31st Order by Consent (“Order”) addressing an alleged discharge of oil. The Order provides that ATCC owns and operates a private, nonprofit, global biological resource center…