Brownfields Outreach Seminar: November 15th/Little Rock, Arkansas
A Brownfields Outreach Seminar (“Seminar”) will be held on November 15th in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Seminar is being hosted/sponsored by Pulaski County and Harbor Environmental. Seminar topics include: What are Brownfields? Terry Sligh – Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – October 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…
Criminal Enforcement/Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: United States Department of Justice Announces Guilty Plea of Metal Plating Government Contractor
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced in an October 18th news release that Phillip Michael Huddleston pleaded guilty to violating the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”). DOJ states alleges that the individual illegally stored hazardous waste without a permit at Protech…
Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and City of Maben, Mississippi Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and the City of Maben, Mississippi (“City”) entered into a September 19th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See Order No. 6793 17. The…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission October Meeting – Agency Issues Corrected Agenda
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has issued a corrected agenda for the October meeting of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission. The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission ("Commission") is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The…