Non-Hazardous Secondary Material Standards: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Response to American Forest and Paper Association Petition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the October 18th Federal Register a final response to an American Forest and Paper Association (“AFPA”) Petition to revise the National Hazardous Secondary Materials (“NHSM”) regulations. See 88 Fed. Reg. 71761. EPA is: Denying…
Water and Sewer System/Multi-Residential Unit Facility: Desha County, Arkansas, Circuit Court Complaint Challenging Water Use Calculation
C.I.C. Arms, Inc. (“CIC”) filed on October 11th a Complaint in the Desha County, Arkansas, Circuit Court against the City of McGehee (“City”) and McGehee Water and Sewer System (“MWSS”) challenging the rate that is charged for water usage. See No. 21ACV-23-117. The water calculations are stated to…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Escambia County Natural Gas Processing Plant Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Escambia Operating Co., LLC (“EOC”) entered into a September 6th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CO provides that EOC operates an oil and gas production facility and natural gas processing…
Contaminated Soil/Sewer Contractor: New York Appellate Court Addresses Breach of Contract/Unjust Enrichment Claims Against Natural Gas Company
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a September 13th Opinion issues arising out of a sewer contractor’s discovery of contaminated soil in the course of installing a box storm sewer. See Bedford-Carp Construction, Inc. v. Brooklyn Union…
Groundwater Use/Designation of an Active Management Area: Environmental Organizations Submit Petition to Arizona Department of Water Resources
The San Pedro Alliance (“Alliance”) submitted a September 20th document to the Arizona Department of Water Resources (“ADWR”) styled: Petition for a Rule to Designate the Upper San Pedro Basin as an Active Management Area under Title 45, Section 412 of the 1980 Groundwater Management Act…