Arkansas Water Provider Legislative Task Force: May 9th Meeting Scheduled
The Water Provider Legislative Task Force (“Task Force”) has scheduled a meeting for May 9th. The meeting will be held in Room 151 of the State Capitol. The Task Force was created by Act 1056 during the 89th Arkansas General Assembly. The legislation declared a number of findings regarding the…
Brownfields: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Awards East Arkansas Planning and Development District $300,000 for Assessments
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in an April 25th news release that it had awarded $300,000 to the East Arkansas Planning and Development District(“East District”). The East District is headquartered in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The $300,000 is targeted for Brownfields…
Unresolved Reg 2 Issues and Triennial Review Preview: Raymond E. Wieda, PE (FTN Associates) Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar Presentation
Mr. Raymond E. Wieda, undertook a presentation at the 2018 Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar titled: Unresolved Reg 2 Issues and Triennial Review Preview (“Presentation”) Mr. Wieda is a Professional Engineer with FTN Associates. Mr. Wieda noted by way of introduction that triennial…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Beloit, Wisconsin Food Ingredient Manufacturer Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Kerry Biofunctional Ingredients, Inc. d/b/a Kerry Bio Sciences (“Kerry”) entered into an April 10th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and its…
Diesel Emission Reduction Program: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Grant Funding Availability
The Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an April 24th news release announcing grants available pursuant to the Diesel Emission Reduction Program (“DERA”). EPA states that it anticipates awarding approximately $40 million to eligible applicants…