Environmental Criminal Enforcement: New Jersey-Based Hazardous Waste Collection/Disposal Corporation Sentenced for Alleged Violations
The U.S. Attorney’s Office (Middle District of Georgia) issued a January 18th press release stating that Care Environmental Corporation (“CEC”), which is headquartered in Hackettstown, New Jersey, was sentenced for alleged violations of federal environmental law in handling hazardous waste. CEC was…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: January 31st 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…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Pond Leakage Constitutes a Direct Discharge
Co-Author: Maria Wright The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a recent opinion whether a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit should have been obtained by a water and sewer district serving a Montana…
Stormwater Enforcement: United States/Alabama/Illinois and Solar Energy Construction Firm Enter into Consent Decree
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and two states entered into a January 8th Consent Decree (“CD”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California with the following entities: Swinerton Builders, f/d/b/a Swinerton Renewable Energy Swinerton Builders…
No-Discharge Permit Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Benton County Industrial Land Application Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Denali Water Solutions, LLC (“Denali”) entered into a January 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a No-Discharge Permit (“Permit”). See LIS No. 24-007. Denali is…