Arkansas Water Provider Task Force: Initial Meeting Scheduled for August 30th
The first meeting of the Water Provider Legislative Task Force of the Arkansas General Assembly (“Task Force”) has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 30th at 1:30 p.m. in room B, 5th Floor of the MAC Building. The Task Force was created by Act 1056 during the 89th Arkansas General Assembly. Act…
SPCC Enforcement/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Osage County, Oklahoma Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and White Palace Energy (“WPE”) entered into an August 10th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (“SPCC”) regulations. WPE is stated to own…
Arkansas Oil Marketers Association August 30th Environmental Workshop: Keynote Speaker – Carolyn Hoskinson, Director U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Underground Storage Tanks
As noted in a previous post, the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) has scheduled its Annual Environmental Workshop (“Workshop”) for August 30th at the Holiday Inn Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. Of special note, is the fact that the Director of the United States Environmental Protection…
U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition for Review: Land & Cattle Company August 22nd Challenge to New Mexico City/Village's NPDES Permit
The Rio Hondo Land & Cattle Company (“Rio Hondo”) filed an August 22nd Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Appeals Board challenging certain terms and conditions of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – August 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…