Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Washington County, Arkansas, Construction Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Blue Springs Holding Company, LLC (“BSHC”) entered into a December 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Stormwater…
Demolition Contract: New York Appellate Court Addresses Whether Imposition of Flow Control Constitutes a Significant Change
A New York Appellate Court (“Court”) addressed in a January 9th opinion the effect of flow control by a local governmental authority on a demolition contract. The focus of the decision was whether a general contractor was entitled to additional compensation because of the imposition of flow control…
2019 Electric Generating Capacity Addition: U.S. Energy Information Administration Projects Renewables/Natural Gas Will Dominate
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a January 10th report projecting which energy sources would fuel electric generating capacity added in 2019. The EIA report indicates that the source of fuel for the planned additions for 2019 will be principally natural gas and…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: January 16, 2019, Agenda/Meeting
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for January 16th. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at 101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 350, Little Rock, Arkansas. A draft agenda includes the following: Business Administration Executive Report – Bruce Holland…
Emission Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Multistate Coalition Comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Opposing Rule Delay
A multistate coalition submitted January 3rd comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) opposing a proposed rule denominated as: Adopting Subpart Ba Requirements in Emission Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 83 Fed. Reg. 54527 (Oct. 30, 2018) (“Delay…