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Alleged Impairment of Water Rights/Wetland Conservation Sites: Federal District Court Addresses Application of Sovereign Immunity to Natural Resource Conservation Service Oversight Activity
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
A United States District Court (Eastern District, Washington) (“Court”) addressed in an October 11th Order in the context of a Motion to Dismiss whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity applied to an oversight activity undertaken by the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources…
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Average United States Solar/Wind/Natural Gas Generator Construction Costs: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) published a November 3rd report titled: Average U.S. Construction Costs Drop for Solar, Rise for Wind and Natural Gas Generators (“Report”) The EIA Report concluded that construction costs for the following types of energy generators…
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Arkansas State Marketing Board for Recyclables and Compliance Advisory Panel: November 17, 2022 Meeting Scheduled
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas State Marketing Board for Recyclables and Compliance Advisory Panel (“Board”) is scheduled to hold its fourth quarterly meeting on November 17th. The meeting will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. It will be held at the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (“ E&E”) Headquarters…
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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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