Lake Property Ownership: Montana Supreme Court Addresses Riparian Boundary Dispute
February 20, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author: Celina Walker The Supreme Court of Montana addressed a dispute between two neighbors over ownership of a portion of a non-navigable lake. Ash v. Merlette, 407 P.3d 304, 307 (Mont. 2017). A lower court (District Court) held that a Montana landowner owned certain disputed land between the…
Discharge of Pollutants/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Request for Comments Addressing Groundwater/Surface Water Interrelationship
February 20, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a February 20 Federal Register Notice requesting comments on the agency’s previous statements regarding the Clean Water Act and: . . . whether pollutant discharges from point sources that reach jurisdictional surface waters via…
Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Water Conference: July 23rd/24th Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 20, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) announced that its annual water conference will be held on July 23rd and 24th in Fayetteville, Arkansas. AWRC states that the theme for the conference is “The Value of Water.” The conference will address the “various ways that abundant high-quality water…
FY 2019 President's Budget Request: Relevant Programmatic Figures
February 19, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Various state environmental agency organizations have commented on the fiscal year 2019 President’s Budget Request (“Budget”). The organizations addressing the Budget include: The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”)…
Pesticide/FIFRA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Amazon Services, LLC Enter into Consent Agreement
February 19, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Amazon Services, LLC (“Amazon”) entered into a February 14th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”). See Docket No. FIFRA-10-2018-0202. The alleged…