April 14, 2023
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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Doug Ford, P.E., of Pollution Management, Inc. (“PMI”) undertook a presentation on March 27th to my University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law Environmental Law class entitled:
Environmental Regulations – Primer and Case Studies (“Presentation”)
Mr. Ford serves as a principal and environmental engineer at PMI.
In addition to undertaking an examination of the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act permitting programs, the Presentation also included a case study of the various requirements associated with a groundwater remediation project.
Topics addressed by the Presentation included:
- Clean Water Act
- Waters protected under the Clean Water Act
- Pollution control strategy
- Major statutory provisions
- Permits and Licenses
- NPDES permit structure
- NPDES individual permit process
- Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission Rule No. 2
- Arkansas Water Quality Standards (Waterbody Uses)
- Arkansas Industrial NPDES Permits
- Arkansas No-Discharge Permits
- Pretreatment Program
- Dredge and fill permits
- Case 1 – Discharges to stream with TMDL
- Case 2 – Discharges to stream with no TMDL
- Industrial stormwater requirements
- Stormwater pollutant types
- Loading mechanisms
- General permit requirements
- City of Little Rock grading permit
- Requirements for grading permit
- Soil loss by erosion
A copy of the slides from the Presentation can be downloaded here.
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