Construction Debris/Waste Hauling: Texas Supreme Court Addresses Validity of Municipality's Imposition of Gross Revenue License Fee
Co-Author: Evan Nelson The Supreme Court of Texas (“Court”) addressed in a May 20th opinion an issue arising out of certain licensing and related requirements imposed by a general-law municipality on a firm that removes solid waste (often denominated “construction debris”) from construction sites…
SPCC/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Payne County, Oklahoma, Tank Battery Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Colpitt Brothers Operating Company (“Colpitt”) entered into a May 25th Expedited Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of Clean Water Act Spill Prevention Control and…
Arkansas Conservation Partnership/Groundwater Summit: June 21-22/Lonoke, Arkansas
The Arkansas Conservation Partnership (“ACP”) has scheduled the Arkansas Groundwater Summit (“Summit”) for June 21-22. The Summit will be held at the Arkansas Rural Water Association Office in Lonoke, Arkansas. Introductions to the Summit will be undertaken by: Wes Ward, Secretary, Arkansas…
Power Sector Combustion Byproducts: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Notes Beneficial Use Exceeded Material Disposal in 2020
A May 26th United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) report has been issued titled: Beneficial Use of Power Sector Combustion Byproducts Exceeded Material Disposed in 2020 (“Report”) The EIA Report notes that in 2020, for the first time (since 2008) greater amounts of power sector…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Luttrell Lime Manufacturing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board issued a May 20th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to O-N Minerals (Luttrell) Company d/b/a Carmeuse Lime & Stone (“O-N”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”)…