Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Chattanooga Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Facility
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a March 10th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to West Star Aviation, LLC, (“West Star”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Case No. HWM 21-0019. The Order provides…
Sanitary Sewer Overflow Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Booneville Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") and the City of Booneville, Arkansas, ("Booneville") entered into a March 8th Consent Administrative Order ("CAO") addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Petition for Objection to Permit Revision for Pinal County, Arizona, Generating Station
The Sierra Club filed an objection to a Clean Air Act Title V Revised Operating Permit before the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) through a document styled: PETITION FOR OBJECTION TO THE TITLE V PERMIT REVISION FOR SALT RIVER PROJECT’S DESERT BASIN…
Combustible Dust/OSHA Enforcement: Proposed Citation to Freeland, Pennsylvania, Plastic Recycler
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a March 14th news release stating that it is proposing citations to PGA Inc. (“PGA”). PGA is described as a plastic recycler operating a facility in Freeland, Pennsylvania. OSHA stated it initiated two inspections on September 2…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: March 30th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…