Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Morrilton Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Morrilton, Arkansas, (“Morrilton”) entered into a December 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a No-Discharge Water Permit (“Permit”). See LIS No…
Arkansas Used Tire Recycling and Accountability Act: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Requests Approval of Four Used Tire Program Business Plans
Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) Chief Administrator, Environment, Caleb J. Osborne, submitted a January 12th request to the Arkansas Pollution Control & Ecology Commission (“Commission”) pursuant to the agency’s implementation of the Used Tire…
PFAS/Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal to List Nine Chemicals as Hazardous Constituents
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a proposal to change the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations to add nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (collectively, PFAS), their sales, and their structural isomers, to the list of hazardous constituents…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Jefferson County Hazardous Waste Management Facility Operator Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. (“Safety-Kleen”) entered into a December 22nd Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Consent Order No. 24-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that Safety-Kleen…
Expedited Approval of Alternative Test Procedures/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency January 30th Federal Register Notice
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a January 30th Federal Register Notice announcing a final rule approving alternative test methods for use in measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water to determine compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”)…