Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams: Federal Emergency Management Agency Announces Grant for Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division
November 14, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced in a November 7th news release that its Natural Resources Division (“NRD”) has been approved for a Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dam Grant. The grant amount is $226,803. The Water Infrastructure…
Combined-Cycle Natural Gas Turbines: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Addressing Growth
November 11, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a November 4th report titled: U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity for Combined-Cycle Natural Gas Turbines is Growing (“Report”) The Report addressed United States current and projected annual capacity additions from combined-cycle…
Preliminary Solid Waste Yard Waste Compost General Permit: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Schedules Stakeholder Meeting
November 11, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a November 10th news release announcing the scheduling of a stakeholder meeting to discuss the preliminary draft general permit for yard waste composting (Type CY). DEQ states the current general…
Northeast Regional Sludge End-Use and Disposal Estimate: New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission September 2022 Report
November 11, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (“NEIWPCC”) issued a September 2022 Report titled: Northeast Regional Sludge End-Use and Disposal Estimate (“Report”) While focused on one area of the United States, the data/conclusions are presumably relevant to other parts of the…
Underground Injection Control/California Power Generation Plant: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition for Review
November 10, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Panoche Energy Center, LLC, (“PEC”) filed an October 28th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging certain conditions of a federal Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Class I Non-hazardous…