95th Arkansas General Assembly/Wastewater/Sewer Retail Providers: Legislation Introduced to Provide Oversight
House Bill 1701 has been introduced that would add a Subchapter 1 to Arkansas Title 14, Chapter 239 titled: Oversight of Wastewater and Sewer Retail Providers. The Bill’s sponsors include: Representative Gonzales. Representative L. Johnson. Senator G. Stubblefield. The stated intent of the…
Trust Fund Deductible/Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Henry County Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a March 13th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (“Murphy Oil”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. FDA25-0033. The Order…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Corps of Engineers Memorandum Addressing Implementation of "Continuous Surface Connection"
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (collectively, “EPA”) issued guidance on March 12th entitled: MEMORANDUM TO THE FIELD BETWEEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY…
Arkansas Motor Fuel Supply Agreements/Documenting the Jobber/Retailer Relationship: Fall Edition of the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Publication - THE CANOPY
I authored an article in the Fall edition of the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association publication, The Canopy, titled: Arkansas Motor Fuel Supply Agreements: Documenting the Jobber/Retailer Relationship (“Article”). The Article discusses the importance of the jobber/retailer relationship and the…
Air Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and St. Charles Retail Motor Fuel Facility Enter into Administrative Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Mac’s Convenience Stores LLC (“Mac’s”) entered into a February 26th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri Air regulations. See No. APCP-2024-015. The AOC provides that Mac’s owns and operates…