Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Cookville Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Ziptron Energy, Inc. (“ZEI”) entered into a February 23rd Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) to resolve alleged violations of the Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Act.. The Agreement provides that ZEI is the…
Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Update Rule/Ozone: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Analytical Technique Utilized by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“Court’) addressed in a March 3rd Opinion a Petition challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) revised Cross-State Air Pollution Update Rule (“Revised Rule”). See 86 Fed. Reg. 223054 (Apr. 30, 2021). The…
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…