Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Arkansas Department of Health Drinking Water Operator Training/Certification Officer Martin Nutt to Retire After 46 Years of Service
The Arkansas Department of Health (“ADH”) publication Arkansas Drinking Water Update has an article in its Winter 2023 edition titled: Martin Nutt Recognized and Announces Retirement See Volume 37, No. 1. Mr. Nutt is stated to have announced his retirement after 46 years of service to the ADH…
Mixing Zone Expansion: Florida Department of Environmental Protection Grants Variance to Port Authority
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) issued on January 6th a document styled: Final Order Granting Variance (“Final Order”) The Final Order was granted to Manatee County Port Authority (“Manatee”) in regard to the Port Manatee Berth 4 Extension. See OGC Case No. 22-0351…
Pretreatment Enforcement Discretion/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses Massachusetts Water Utilities Motion to Dismiss
The United States District Court of Massachusetts (“Court”) addressed in a February 17th Memorandum and Order (“Memorandum”) an issue arising out of a Clean Water Act citizen suit action. See Conservation Law Foundation, Inc., v. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Civil Action No…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District): 404 Permit Public Noticed for Prairie County, Arkansas, Greentree Reservoir
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corp”) issued a March 3rd Public Notice regarding an application for a 404 permit by L&P Realty Company (“L&P”). See Application No. MVK-2022-522. The Public Notice describes the application as addressing the: . . . building up an…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Board Proposed Order Addressing Cumberland City Coal-Fired Steam Electric Generating Plant
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a January 20th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”). See Case No. APC22-0175. The Order references TVA’s Cumberland Fossil Plant (“Plant”) which is located…