U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Rules/Policies Related to Clean Water Programs: Association of Clean Water Administrators Updated Chart
September 27, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) publishes a chart twice a year that updates key regulatory/policy actions that impact clean water programs. ACWA recently issued a chart that was updated as of September 15th. The chart addresses activities by United States Environmental…
Is an Entity Supplying and Operating Solar Panels for an Unrelated Facility a Public Utility?: North Carolina Appellate Court Opinion
September 26, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“Court”) addressed in a September 19th opinion whether an entity supplying and operating a system of solar panels to a North Carolina facility is a “public utility” under North Carolina law. See State of North Carolina Ex Rel. Utilities Commission, et al. v…
Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Office of Air Quality Associate Director Stuart Spencer Elected President
September 26, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Office of Air Quality Associate Director Stuart Spencer was elected President of the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (“AAPCA”) at the organization’s 2017 Fall Business meeting. The meeting was held September 20-22 in Raleigh, North…
Meteorological Data: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Office of Air Quality Announces Availability of Updated Data
September 26, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Office of Air Quality announced the availability of updated meteorological data. The agency states that beginning January 1, 2018, a new 5-year set of data for minor new source review and non-criteria pollutant dispersion modeling will be…
Underground Storage Tank Closure/Environmental Assessment: Commonground Blog Post Asks Whether A Data Gap is Considered a Recognized Environmental Condition?
September 25, 2017
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A September 14th post on the blog Commonground asks if there is a scenario where a Data Gap/Data Failure is considered a recognized environmental condition (“REC”). The blog provides a forum to discuss a variety of issues related to environmental assessments. ASTM defines a REC in the E 1527-13…