Storage Tank Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Penalty Assessment Addressing Portland State University
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) Office of Compliance and Enforcement issued a March 14th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to Portland State University (“PSU”) addressing alleged Oregon underground storage tank (“UST”) violations. See Case No…
5-YEAR STATUS REVIEWS/ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT: U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NOTICE OF INITIATION FOR 59 ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES (Including Five Whose Range Includes Arkansas)
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS” or “the Service”) announced on June 6th that it initiated status reviews for fifty-nine animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 48,437. Four of the identified species, all freshwater mussels, have…
Acute Freshwater Aquatic Life Screening Values for 6PPD/6PPD-Quinone: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Publishes Notice of Availability
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a prepublication Federal Register Notice styled: Acute Aquatic Life Screening Values for 6PPD and 6PPD-Quinone in Freshwater (“Notice”). 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone (“6PPD-q”) have been found in freshwater eco systems originating from runoff…
Water Testing Modification Effort/U.S. General Services Administration: Unilateral Change Order Issued to Address Stagnant Water
The United States General Services Administration (“GSA”) has initiated a program titled: Water Testing Modification Effort (“WTME”). The stated purpose of WTME is to address stagnant water concerns in federally owned facilities and leased spaces. GSA is a federal agency that constructs…
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions/Service Line Inventory: Arkansas Department of Health Reminder Addressing Deadline/Availability of Financial Assistance
The Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section publication, Arkansas Drinking Water Update (“Update”) (Volume 38, No. 2), published an article titled: Lead and Copper Rule Service Line Inventories (“Article”). The Article was contributed by Teresa Lee, P.E., Technical Support Chief…