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Section 401/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Memorandum Addressing Scope of the Certification Process
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 21st memorandum titled” Clarification regarding the Application of Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification (“Memorandum”). The Memorandum is transmitted from EPA Office of Water Acting Assistant Administrator Peggy Browne…
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PFAS/Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: Arkansas Advocate Article Notes Approval of $1.8 Million Grant for Surface Water Testing
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The publication Arkansas Advocate noted in a May 21st article that the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (“ANRC”): …approved a $1.8 million grant Wednesday to test surface waters for PFAS, the first known statewide effort to catalogue potential contamination from these “forever chemicals.” …
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Crater Lake Newt/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Sixty-day Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Alleged Violation
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) has transmitted a sixty-day notice of intent to sue (“Notice”) to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) for alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"). CBD alleges that the Service has failed to issue a required…
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Wastewater Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Proposed Notice of Civil Penalty and Assessment/Order Addressing Mulino Manufacturing Facility
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a March 18th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Notice”) to ASC Sunstone Circuits, LLC (“ASC”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See Case…
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PFAS/Biosolids: Washington State Legislature Mandates Testing
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The State of Washington enacted legislation (Senate Bill 5033) mandating certain testing requirements for biosolids utilized in agriculture. The testing requirements addresses per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). Domestic sewage that is transported and conveyed to a wastewater treatment…
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