Termination of Wastewater Outfall: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Appeals Board Decision
The Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety (“Citizens”) filed an Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) appeal under 40 C.F.R. §124.5(b) seeking review of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) denial of a request to terminate as to a facility wastewater outfall (“Outfall 051”)…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – March Meeting
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
2018 Arkansas Solid Waste Conference: April 3rd-5th – North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas Solid Waste Conference (“Conference”) will be held April 3rd – 5th. The Conference will be held at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, Arkansas. The keynote session will feature the Executive Director of the Solid Waste Association of North America…
Method 301 Revisions/Various Waste Media: March 20th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a March 20th Federal Register Notice announcing a final rule establishing editorial and technical revisions to: Method 301 “Field Validation of Pollutant Measurement Methods from Various Waste Media” (“Revisions”) See 83 Fed…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Garland County, Arkansas Improvement District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the Mountain Top Suburban Improvement District No. 66 (“District”) entered into a February 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See…