Beneficial Use of Drill Cuttings, Produced Water and Fluids in the U.S.: Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Supplemental Report
The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) has released a November 2017 report titled: Beneficial Use of Drill Cuttings, Produced Water and Fluids in the U.S. (“Supplemental Report”) The Report is supplemental to the organization’s March 2015 report…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation 30 (Remedial Action Trust Fund Hazardous Substance Site Priority List): December 4th Hearing Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a November 28th news release stating that the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) will hold a public hearing on December 4th to receive comments on proposed revisions to Regulation 30. Regulation 30…
Federal Criminal Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice Announces Sentencing of Saltwater Disposal Well Operators for Alleged Safe Drinking Water Act Violations
November 30, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in a November 27th news release that two saltwater disposal well operators had been sentenced in a Bismarck, North Dakota, Federal District Court for alleged Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) violations. The two individuals sentenced for the…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – December Meeting
November 30, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
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…
Water/Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project: Center for Biological Diversity Files Federal District Court Challenge to Project
November 30, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety (collectively “CBD”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the United States Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”)…