Water Distribution Lines/Arkansas Department of Transportation Highway Expansion: Washington Water Authority Pulaski County Arkansas Circuit Court Complaint Seeking Compensation
September 17, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Washington Water Authority (“WWA”) filed a September 15th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the Arkansas Department of Transportation (“ADOT”) and City of Farmington (“Farmington”) in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County. The Complaint relates to highway…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty Related to Lewisburg Die Casting Facility
September 17, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) on August 9th to Allison Transmission, Inc. d/b/a Walker Die Casting (“Allison”). The Order provides that Allison operates a facility (“Facility”) in…
Distributed Generation Policy/Net Metering: Florida Appellate Court Addresses Whether Organization Has Standing to Challenge
September 16, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A District Court of Appeal of Florida (First District) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a September 9th Opinion an issue arising out of an organization’s challenge of a utility’s Distributed Generation Policy (“DGP”). See Community Power Network Corporation v. JEA, 2021 WL 4097789. The question was…
JW Aluminum: Russellville, Arkansas, Aluminum Rolled Products Facility Obtains GreenCircle Certification
September 16, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The September 8th edition of the publication Recycling Today noted that the JW Aluminum (“JW”) Russellville, Arkansas, facility has obtained GreenCircle Certification. JW is an aluminum rolled products company. The company states that the markets it serves includes: Building products HVAC…
Air Enforcement: United States Department of Justice/State of Michigan and Northville, Michigan, Landfill Gas-to-Energy Facility Enter into Consent Decree
September 16, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Michigan entered into a September 9th Consent Decree (“CD”) with Arbor Hills Energy, LLC (“AHE”) to address alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and certain Michigan…