Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Arkansas Environmental Federation Executive Director Charles Miller Retiring
Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) Executive Director, Charles Miller, has announced his retirement with the organization. Charles will continue to manage the organization until October of 2018. AEF describes itself as a: . . . non-profit association with over 200 members, primarily…
Wholesale Water Contract: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Municipality/Water Authority Rate Calculation Dispute
The Arkansas Court of Appeals addressed in a May 23rd opinion a dispute between an Arkansas municipality and public water authority in regards to the sale and purchase of water. See Northeast Public Water Authority of the State of Arkansas v. City of Mountain Home, Arkansas, 2018 Ark. App. 323…
Chinese Waste Import Restrictions/Impacts on State and Local Recycling Programs: June 12th Solid Waste Association of North American Update
The Solid Waste Association of North America (“SWANA”) issued what it describes as an “update” on the topic of: China Waste Import Restrictions and Impacts on State and Local Recycling Programs (“Update”) SWANA describes itself as “an organization of more than 10,000 public and private sector…
Listing Proposals/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity June 8th Request to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Addressing 23 Species from 11 Southeastern States (Including Arkansas)
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a June 8th letter to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) urging completion of Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) status reviews and listing proposals for 23 southeastern United States species. The targeted species include 9 plants, 8…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Lee County, Arkansas Retail Motor Fuel Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and MAPCO Express, Inc., (“MEI”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System stormwater violations. See LIS No. 18-045. MEI is stated to…