U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board: Compressor Station Operator Challenges Certain Clean Air Act Permit Conditions
Tesoro Logistics, LP-Rockies (“TLLP”) filed a December 30th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) on behalf of QEP Field Services, LLC (“QEPFS”) challenging portions of its EPA issued air permit titled: …
Coarse Particulate Matter: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Announces Installation of Monitor in Northwest Arkansas
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that a new coarse particulate matter monitor (“monitor”) has begun operation in Northwest Arkansas. Particulate matter is a generic term for a broad class of chemically and physically diverse substances that exist as discrete…
Silica/OSHA Enforcement: Citations Issued to East Orange, New Jersey Concrete Manufacturer for Alleged Violations
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a news release stating it issued citations to County Concrete Corp. (“CCC”) for alleged violations related to silica. OSHA states that CCC is a concrete manufacturer located in East Orange, New Jersey. The agency…
General Permits for Distributed Wastewater Treatment Systems: Florida Legislation
The Florida Legislature enacted Senate Bill 796 which grants a General Permit for the replacement of existing onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems with distributed wastewater treatment systems (“DWTS”). The General Permit requires that the permittee conduct monthly reporting, annual…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Meeting - April 25 Meeting
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policy-making body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission issued a notice stating: The next PC&EC meeting is scheduled in-person for 10 a.m. Friday…