Air Enforcement: New Mexico Environment Department and Farmington Concrete Facility Enter into Administrative Compliance Order
The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) and C & E Concrete Inc. (“CE”) entered into a September 28th Administrative Compliance Order (“ACO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See No. EPCEB Air Case: CEC-31184-2601. The Order provides that CE owns and operates a facility…
Reducing Risk from PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids: National Waste & Recycling Association Comments Addressing U.S. EPA Draft Guidance
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) submitted October 5th comments on a document the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published on June 29th titled: Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) in…
Water Treatment Facility/Surface Water Flow: Adjacent Property Owners Allege Damages Associated with Arkansas Municipal Facility
Paul Roberts and Penny Buchanan (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint on October 13th against the City of Hot Springs, Arkansas alleging damages caused by a Hot Springs water treatment facility (“WTF”). See NO.: 6:26-cv-06135-JTS. The complaint alleges that the damages are associated with…
Karst Learning & Field Day: October 17 - Huntsville, Arkansas
The Beaver Watershed Alliance and Nature Conservancy are holding an event titled Karst Learning & Field Day. The event will be held on October 17th from 10 a.m. to noon in Huntsville, Arkansas. Karst is a type of landscape where the dissolving of the bedrock has created sinkholes, sinking streams…
Streamlined, Clear, Expeditious Permitting/Governor Executive Order: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Submitted Plan
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“E&E”) previously submitted its Improvement Plan as required by Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders’ Executive Order 26-04 (“EO”). The Governor had signed on February 16th the EO styled: EXECUTIVE ORDER TO MAKE ARKANSAS THE BEST STATE IN AMERICA TO DO…