Pharmaceuticals/Water Pollution Control: New York Enacts Drug Take Back Law
The State of New York enacted a law that requires certain manufacturers to operate a drug take back program. The Act signed into law by New York Governor Cuomo is denominated the “Drug Take Back Act” (“Act”). The Act requires that certain defined manufacturers operate a program that would accept…
Arkansas Air Regulations: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Seeks Input on Pre-Proposal for Streamlining (Update)
As noted in a May 30th post, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has prepared a pre-proposal draft regulation which is described as Streamlining Arkansas Air Quality Regulations. The pre-proposal draft regulation (“Draft”) is stated to be a product of the agency’s multi-year…
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Mississippi River Mainline Levees and Channel Improvement: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Notice of Intent
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) announced in a July 13th Federal Register notice its intent: . . . to prepare Supplement II (SEIS II) to the Final environmental Impact Statement, Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) Project, Mississippi River Mainline Levees and Channel…
Solid Waste/Tire Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, Woodruff County, Arkansas, Circuit Court Filing Involving Brinkley Company
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) filed a June 27th Verified Complaint and Request for Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against an individual and TriState Contracting of Brinkley, LLC (collectively “TriState”). See No. CV 2018-75. TriState is described in the ADEQ Complaint…
Stormwater Capture – Enhancing Recharge & Direct Use Through Data Collection: 2018 Whitepaper
The SCWC Stormwater Task Force of the Southern California Water Coalition issued an April 2018 Whitepaper titled: Stormwater Capture – Enhancing Recharge & Direct Use Through Data Collection (“Whitepaper”) The purpose of the Whitepaper is to: . . . gain a better understanding of actual…