112(r) Clean Air Act/Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Operator of Winchester, Kentucky Cold Food Storage Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Save-A-Lot, Ltd. (“SAL”) entered into a May 8th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act and the regulations promulgated to implement this statutory provision. See Docket No…
Hydroelectric Incentive Program: U.S. Department of Energy Announces Updated Guidance
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) published a June 20th Federal Register notice announcing updated Guidance for the hydroelectric components of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 program. See 83 Fed. Reg. 28629. The document provides guidance on various aspects of the hydroelectric…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and White County, Arkansas, Solid Waste Transfer Station Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Searcy (“City”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) stormwater permit. See LIS No. 18-047…
Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: U.S. Department of Justice Announces Guilty Plea by Biodiesel Fuel Company
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a June 5th news release stating that Fuel Bio One LLC (“FBO”) pleaded guilty to an alleged Clean Water Act violation. FBO allegedly discharged over 45,000 gallons of wastewater from its commercial biodiesel fuel production facility into the…
Source Water Quality and the Cost of Nitrate Treatment in the Mississippi River Basin: Northeast-Midwest Institute Report
The Northeast-Midwest Institute issued a report titled: Source Water Quality and the Cost of Nitrate Treatment in the Mississippi River Basin (Report) The Report’s authors are: Sridhar Vedachalam, Ph.D., Director, Safe Drinking Water Research and Policy Program Ankita J. Mandelia, Policy…