Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Environmental Organizations Allege Violations by Virginia Public Owned Treatment Works
December 15, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. and James River Association (collectively “Chesapeake”) filed a December 6th Clean Water Act citizen suit action (“Complaint”) in the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia against the County of Henrico, Virginia (“Henrico”) alleging violations of a…
White County, Arkansas: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Ampler Development LLC Enter into Elective Site Cleanup Agreement
December 15, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Ampler Development LLC (“AD”) entered into a November 17th Electric Site Cleanup Agreement (“ESCA”). See LIS No. 21-118. The ESCA addresses a facility located in Searcy, Arkansas (“Site”). DEQ…
Coal Ash Pond Closure: Sierra Club/Georgia Supreme Court Petition Challenging Allocation of Costs
December 14, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Sierra Club filed a December 7th Petition for Writ of Certiorari (“Petition”) in the Supreme Court of Georgia challenging a lower court’s decision related to Georgia Power Company (“Georgia Power”) coal ash pond closure activities. The Sierra Club is appealing the lower court’s ruling that it…
Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment to Bartlett Facility
December 14, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 3rd Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to 5984 Stage, LLC (“Stage”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations. See Case No. UST 21-0089. The Order provides that…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Arkansas City Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 14, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas City, Arkansas (“Arkansas City”), entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination…