Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Owner/Operator of New York Facilities Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Blueox Corporation (“BC”) entered into an April 4th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and its implementing regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 280…
Legal Updates in Water Law: Allan Gates/Jordan Wimpy (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar Presentation
My Mitchell Williams Law Firm colleagues Allan Gates and Jordan Wimpy undertook a presentation at the April 18th Arkansas Environmental Federation seminar titled: Legal Updates in Water Law (“Presentation”) The topics addressed in the Presentation included: Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”)…
Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Settlement Addressing Muncie, Indiana Facility
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) public noticed in the April 17th Federal Register a proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement (“PPA”). See 83 Fed. Reg. 16853. The PPA concerns the Manual Transmission of Muncie Site in Muncie, Indiana. Because of the federal liability which…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – April 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, April 27th at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Room at 5301 Northshore Drive…
Greentree Reservoir (Ouachita County, Arkansas)/404 Permit Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Public Notice
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) has issued an April 19th public notice referencing an application for an after-the-fact Clean Water Act 404 permit for work conducted in Ouachita County, Arkansas. The activity is described as the construction in…