Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Eagle Ridge Utility Operating Company, LLC (“Eagle Ridge”) entered into an October 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant…
Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule Addressing "Applicable Requirements"
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 9th Federal Register a proposed rule addressing the Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit program regulations. See 89 Fed. Reg. 1150. EPA describes the proposed rule objective as to: . . . more clearly reflect the…
Clean School Bus Program: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $9,875,000 in Funding for Little Rock, Arkansas, School District
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a January 10th news release announcing that the Little Rock, Arkansas, School District has been selected to receive a total of $9,875,000 that will be used to purchase electric and low-emission school buses. EPA also stated that…
Air Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and New Orleans Energy Provider Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Brookfield District Energy (“Brookfield”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See SA-AE-230053. The Agreement provides that Brookfield owns and/or operates a boiler plant…
CERCLA Five-Year Review Reports/Checklist for State Project Managers: ASTSWMO Guidance Issued
The Association for State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued two guidance documents for Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) state project managers: Five-Year Review Checklist Five-Year Review Checklist for State…