Stormwater/Poultry Processing Plants: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association Announces Completion of Research Project
February 14, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (“Poultry & Egg Association”) announced what it described as a funded research project at the University of Georgia in which: . . . researchers questioned the role of poultry processing plants in stormwater bacterial contamination. The Poultry & Egg Association…
C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (Newton County, Arkansas): Ozark Society, Inc. Intervention in Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Proceedings
February 13, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Ozark Society, Inc. and three individuals filed a January 26th Motion to Intervene and Request for Hearing (“Motion”) in C&H Hog Farms, Inc. (“C&H”) Request for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (“Request”). C&H is challenging the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”)…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Order/Assessment of Penalty to Morristown, Tennessee Cotton Batting Material Production Process Operator
February 13, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 6th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Jones Fiber Products, Inc. (“JFPI”) See Case No. APC17-0166. The Order describes the JFPI facility as operating a cotton batting materials product…
Water and Wastewater Workforce: January 2018 U.S. Government Accountability Office Report Addressing Recruiting
February 13, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a January 2018 report titled: Water and Wastewater Workforce – Recruiting Approaches Help Industry Hire Operators, but Additional EPA Guidance Could Help Identify Future Needs (“Report”) See GAO-18-102. GAO states that the purpose…
South Carolina Surface Water Withdrawal Act: State Supreme Court Addresses Constitutional Challenge
February 12, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author: Jalen Toms The Supreme Court of South Carolina considered the constitutionality of the registration provisions of its Surface Water Withdrawal Act (“Act”). See Jowers v. South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control, 2017 WL 3045982 (S.C. July 19, 2017). The Court addressed…