Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and the City of Wilmot Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wilmot, Arkansas, (“Wilmot”) entered into a September 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Production Tax Credits/Wind Power Facility: Oklahoma Supreme Court Addresses Applicability of Ad Valorem Taxation
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma (“Court”) addressed in an October 18th Opinion an issue arising out of two Oklahoma County Assessors’ valuation of a wind farm for ad valorem tax assessment purposes. See Kingfisher Wind, LLC v. Wehmuller, 2022, OK 83. The primary issue involved whether Production Tax…
Solid Waste/Recycling Judicial/Regulatory Update: 2022 Annual Arkansas Solid Waste Conference Presentation - Rogers, Arkansas
I undertook a presentation on October 12th at the 2022 Annual Solid Waste Conference in Rogers, Arkansas, titled: Solid Waste/Recycling Judicial/Regulatory Update (“Presentation”) The Presentation addressed a number of issues involving solid waste management and recycling related to: Legislation…
Release Reporting/CERCLA Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Owner and/or Operator of Linden, New Jersey, Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Safety Kleen Systems, Inc. (“Safety Kleen”) entered into a September 30th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”)…
Hazardous Waste/Water Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Files Sebastian County Circuit Court Action Addressing Fort Smith Used Oil Processing Facility
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed an October 17th Complaint and Request for Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the Circuit Court of Sebastian County, Arkansas (“Court”) against the following parties: Fort Smith Petro Environmental…