Section 404 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District): Calhoun County, Arkansas, Chicken House Construction Public Noticed
February 14, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District)(“Corps”) issued a February 13th public notice referencing a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit application by Zach Hammack. The public notice describes the application as addressing the conduct of regulated activities in “waters of the…
Lead and Copper Rule/Drinking Water: 14 State Attorneys General (Including Arkansas) Request U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Withdrawal of Proposed Rule
February 13, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Fifteen Attorneys General submitted a February 5th memorandum to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) commenting on the proposed rule: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (“proposed rule”) The rule was proposed on December 6, 2023…
Ensuring the Cybersecurity of America's Drinking Water Systems: U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Hearing
February 13, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials of the United States House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee (“Committee”) held a January 31st hearing titled: Ensuring the Cybersecurity of America’s Drinking Water Systems (“Hearing”) The stated overall purpose…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Glencoe Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility Enter into Consent Order
February 13, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Clean Earth of Alabama, Inc. (“Clean Earth”) entered into a January 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Consent Order No. 24-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that Clean Earth…
Solid Waste Management Units/Corrective Action: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Amending RCRA Definition of Hazardous Waste
February 12, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the February 8th Federal Register a proposed rule which would amend the definition of hazardous waste applicable to corrective action to address releases from solid waste management units (“SWMUs”) at Resource Conservation and…