Arkansas Water Plan Update: Summary of Activities Completed/Preliminary Timeline Extending Through 2026 Announced
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (“ADA”) issued an October 27th news release addressing the ongoing Arkansas Water Plan (“AWP”) update. The news release addresses the summary of activities completed to date and a preliminary timeline of additional work extending through 2026. The AWP has been…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Kyles Ford Electric Cooperative Backup Generating Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued on October 21st a Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Powell Valley Electric Cooperative (“PVEC”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC25-0154. The Order provides that PVEC…
Cooling the Cloud/Water Utilities in a Data-Driven World: American Water Works Association Report
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) issued a report titled: Cooling the Cloud: Water Utilities in a Data-Driven World (“Report”). AWWA states that it produced the Report to: …help water utilities better understand some of the challenges, opportunities, key decision points, and other…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: October 29th Meeting
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…
Air Enforcement/Torch Cutting: Ohio Attorney General Judicial Action Addressing Wood County Scrap Recycling Operation
The Ohio Attorney General (“AG”) filed a Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) in the Court of Common Pleas in Wood County, Ohio against Bates Recycling, Inc. (“Bates”) for alleged violations of Ohio air pollution laws and rules. The Complaint describes the facility as a…