Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – January 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…
Solid Waste Containing Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material: December 2017 Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Report
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a December 2017 report titled: Waste Generation and Disposal: Awareness, Management, and Disposal Guidance for Solid Waste Containing Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material…
Title V Air Permit: New Jersey Appellate Court Addresses Whether Modification Required Public Emergency Response Plan
The Supreme Court of New Jersey (Appellate Division) (“Court”) addressed in a December 1st opinion whether the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) issuance of a modified air pollution control operating permit (“Air Permit”) first required the permittee to provide a: Public…
SPCC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Acton, Massachusetts Oil Storage/Distribution Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bursaw Gas and Oil, Inc. (“BGO”) entered into a December 21st Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Oil Pollution Prevention regulations. See Docket No. CWA-01-2018-0012. The ESA…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission January 26th Meeting
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policymaking body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, January 26th, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission room at 5301 Northshore Drive…