Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Saline County Industrial/Domestic Wastewater Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Landers BCO, LLC (“Landers”) entered into a May 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act: WIPPES Act Passed by U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives has passed the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act (“WIPPES”). The WIPPES Act is designated H.R. 2964. The legislation provides that the Federal Trade Commission will issue regulations requiring entities responsible…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/National Environmental Policy Act: Notice of Adoption of Categorial Exclusion for Restoration Activities of Wetland/Riparian Instream Habitats
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a Notice in the April 15th Federal Register that it is adopting a categorical exclusion (“CE”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 26141. The CE is described as excluding restoration activities of wetland, riparian, instream, and native habitats…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pulaski County Underground Storage Tank Owner Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Allowey Ahmed (“Ahmed”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged violations of the Arkansas Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See LIS No. 24-098. The…
Water Purchase Contract/Rate Increase: City of Magazine/South Logan County Public Water Facilities Board Seek to Enjoin Booneville, Arkansas
Three Arkansas cities and two public water authorities filed a June 11th Complaint for Temporary and Permanent Injunction and for Declaratory Judgment (“Complaint”) against the City of Booneville, Arkansas objecting to a water rate increase. See Case No. 42BCV-24-60-Div 3. The Complaint was filed…