Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Eureka Springs Septic Tank/Subsurface Fluid Distribution System Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
November 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Good Shephard Humane Society, Inc. (“Good Shephard”) entered into a November 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a No-Discharge Permit (“Permit”). See LIS…
Incident Response Guide/Water and Wastewater Sector: Three Federal Agencies Issue Joint Publication
November 11, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Three federal agencies have collectively developed a document titled: Incident Response Guide - Water and Wastewater Sector (“Guide”). The Guide was produced by the following federal agencies: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Environmental…
Citizen Suit Action/RCRA: Federal Court Addresses Applicability to Agency Supervised Site Remediation
November 11, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Co-Author Ethan Brown The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (“Court”) addressed in a June 25th Opinion an issue arising out of a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) citizen suit action. See Raritan Baykeeper, Inc. v. NL Indus., Inc., No. CV 09-4117 (MAS) (JTQ)…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and White County Tree Service Stump Grinding Business Enter into Consent Administrative Order
November 11, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and James Osborne entered into a September 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Rule 18. See LIS No. 24-144. The…
Fees/Sewer Improvement Districts: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Unjust Enrichment Claim
Co-Author Izzy Wood The Arkansas Court of Appeals in an October 23 Opinion addressed an issue arising out of the operation and funding of a sewer improvement district sanitary sewer system. See Layman Lane, LLC. v. Suburban Sewer Improvement District #239 of Pulaski County, 2024 Ark. App. 509…