Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Texarkana Hot Mix Asphalt Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
November 22, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and RK Hall, LLC (“RK”) entered into an October 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 23-081. The CAO provides that RK owns and operates a…
Solar Panels/Lithium Batteries/RCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Plan to Craft/Modify Universal Waste Regulations
November 21, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it is planning to propose new rules to: . . . improve the management and recycling of end-of-life solar panels and lithium batteries. EPA states it is considering proposing: Adding hazardous waste solar panels to the…
2023 Sustainable Water Utility Management Award: Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies Recognizes Beaver Water District
November 21, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (“AMWA”) has named the Beaver Water District (“BWD”) as one of the 2023 winners of its annual Sustainability Water Utility Management Award. The other award winners include: Atlanta Department of Watershed Management Birmingham Water Works Contra…
Pretreatment Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Polyethylene Terephthalate Pellet Production Facility Enter into Consent Order
November 21, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Indorama Ventures Sustainable Solutions LLC (“IVSS”) entered into an October 19th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a State Indirect Discharge (“SID”) permit. The CO describes IVSS as a facility that produces polyethylene…
Potential Future Regulation for Emergency Release Notification Requirements for Animal Waste Air Emissions/EPCRA: U.S. Environmental Protection Notice Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
November 20, 2023
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the November 17th Federal Register an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) titled: Potential Future Regulation for Emergency Release Notification Requirements for Animal Waste Air Emissions Under the Emergency…
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