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• FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (REGION 5) COMMENTS ON DRAFT WISCONSIN DNR MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT JONES ISLAND WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY PSD PERMIT
  Posted May 4, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Region 5 (Chicago) Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) sent a March 15, 2012 comment letter to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”) addressing a draft Clean Air Act Prevention …

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• WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PROPOSES TO REVISE RULES RELATED TO INVESTIGATION AND CLEANUP OF BROWNFIELDS AND OTHER CONTAMINATED PROPERTY
  Posted May 4, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright
  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“Wisconsin”) has proposed revisions to Chapters NR 169 and NR 754 relating to the investigation and cleanup of brownfields and other contaminated property.  The proposed rule would modify certain …

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• ASTSWMO FILES EXTENSIVE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED EPA REVISIONS TO THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATIONS
  Posted May 3, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  As noted in prior blog posts, the federal Environmental Protection Agency is proposing for the first time since 1988 extensive revisions to the federal Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations.  The EPA has received extensive comments …

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• ASTSWMO FILES EXTENSIVE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED EPA REVISIONS TO THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATIONS
  Posted May 3, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  Part 2 of the ASTSWMO comments can be downloaded below.

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• LOUISIANA CLEAN WATER ACT CITIZEN SUIT: DID PRIOR CONSENT DECREE MOOT PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS?
  Posted May 3, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Louisiana Environmental Action Network vs. City of Baton Rouge; Parish of East Baton Rouge, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7743 (April 17, 2012) addressed the …

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• ENERGY: MINNESOTA ETHANOL FACILITY IS FINED $310,000 FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF ITS AIR PERMIT
  Posted May 2, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“Minnesota”) issued a press release stating that Corn Plus has agreed to pay a $310,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged air permit violations.  Corn Plus operates an ethanol-production facility in …

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• ARKANSAS WATER WORKS AND WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING: PRESENTATION ADDRESSING TOP TEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL ISSUES FOR WATER/WASTEWATER FACILITY MANAGERS
  Posted May 2, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  As noted in a previous blog post, the Arkansas Water Works and Water Environment Association held their annual meeting in Hot Springs, Arkansas on April 29 – May 2, 2012.  Managers from water and wastewater …

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• UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK: PARTIES INVOLVED IN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK DISCOVERY DISPUTE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT
  Posted May 1, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  An individual, John Witt, HydroTech, and an attorney, Mark Shere (collectively, “HydroTech”), were held in contempt of court for allegedly violating the terms of a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”).  The Supreme Court of Indiana addressed …

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• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN WATER AGENCIES RESOLUTION SUPPORTING WATER QUALITY MONITORING TO ADDRESS NUTRIENTS-RELATED IMPACT
  Posted May 1, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) has issued a resolution supporting collection of water quality data for nutrients to ensure scientifically based decision-making.  The organization issued the resolution on April 27, 2012.  It …

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• CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL LITIGATION: BRIEF FILED BY VIRGINIA/MARYLAND MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER AGENCIES/NACWA
  Posted April 30, 2012
  

  Author: Walter G. Wright

  The American Farm Bureau Federation had previously filed suit challenging the watershed-wide Total Maximum Daily Loads (“TMDLs”) for the Chesapeake Bay.  EPA’s watershed approach TMDL is attempting to reduce nitrogen and phosphorous (i.e., “nutrients”) to …

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