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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Federal District Court Addresses Alleged Violation by Wetland Biofilter Stormwater Treatment System
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
A United States District Court (W.D. Washington) (“Court”) addressed in an October 31st Order a Clean Water Act citizen suit action seeking an injunction to remedy alleged illegal discharge of pollutants into a lake and its abutting wetlands. See Bang v. Lacamas Shores Homeowners Association, 2022…
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Secchi Day Water Quality Results: Beaver Watershed Alliance Releases 2022 Sampling Report
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) released the 2022 sampling report (“Sampling Report”) generated by its 17th Annual Secchi Day Water Quality Event. BWA describes Secchi Day as an annual event taking place on Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas: . . . with the goal of collecting important water…
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SPCC/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chambers County, Texas, Marine Terminal Enter into Consent Agreement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Cedar Marine Terminals, LP (“CMT”) entered into an October 22nd Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of Clean Water Act Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (“SPCC”) and Federal Response Plan…
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Risk Management Program/Clean Air Act: American Chemistry Council Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Revisions
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The American Chemistry Council (“ACC”) submitted October 31st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on its proposed revisions to the Clean Air Act Risk Management Program (“RMP”) regulations. See Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0174. EPA proposed the revisions to the…
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Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study (Bordering Arkansas/Tennessee): U.S. Corps of Engineers Notice of Intent to Prepare Draft NEPA Environmental Impact Statement
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published a November 4th Federal Register Notice stating it intends to prepare a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (“DIFR-EIS”) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study…
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