National Water Quality Initiative: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces $30 Million in High-Priority Watershed Funding (Including Arkansas)
December 22, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) issued a December 21st news release announcing it will add 30 new watersheds in 2018 as part of its National Water Quality Initiative (“NWQI”). Three Arkansas watersheds are currently part of the NWQI and…
Lead and Copper Rule/Drinking Water: December 14th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Letter Seeking Input on Potential Revisions
December 22, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Water is circulating a December 14th letter to stakeholders seeking input on potential revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule (“LCR”). EPA’s letter states that it is: . . .evaluating potential revisions to the LCR to improve public…
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA): December 18th National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Letter Advocating Changes
December 21, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (“NARUC”) sent a December 18th letter to the Chairman and Members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) advocating changes to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”). The NARUC letter acknowledges…
Arkansas State Implementation Plan Revisions/Volatile Organic Compounds: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Approval
December 21, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a December 21st Federal Register Notice approving a revision to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan which updates the definition of Volatile Organic Compounds (“VOC”). See 82 Fed. Reg. 60517. The approval was issued pursuant to…
Salt Transloading Facility: Court Addresses Whether Local Ordinance is Preempted by Federal Statute
December 20, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A United States District Court addressed in a December 7th opinion whether the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (“Act”) preempted a Vermont town’s ordinance regulating a salt transloading facility. See Vermont Railway, Inc. versus Town of Shelburne, 2017 WL 6060635. An ordinance…
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