404/Clean Water Act: U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Request that Trump Administration Nationwide Permits be Reexamined
The Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Peter DeFazio (“Chairman”), sent an October 13th letter to the Biden Administration addressing Section 404 Clean Water Act Nationwide Permits (“NWPs”). The Chairman in the October 13th letter…
Mold/Water Intrusion: Lessee Files Garland County, Arkansas, Circuit Court Complaint Alleging Breach of Contract
Hot Springs Health Providers, LLC (“Health Providers”) filed an October 18th Complaint in the Circuit Court of Garland County, Arkansas, against Shiloh Place Manor, LLC (“Shiloh Place”). See 26CV-221-1107. The Complaint alleges certain breaches of a lease agreement involving: Dangerous levels of…
National Flood Insurance Program - Flood Plain Management Standards/Assessment of Impact on Threatened/Endangered Species: Federal Emergency Management Agency Request for Information
The United States Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) published a Request for Information (“RFI”) related to the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) in the October 12th Federal Register. See 86 Fed. Reg. 56713. The RFI seeks information regarding: …
Implementing the 2016 Selenium Criterion in Water Quality Standards: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Draft Technical Support Document
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a draft technical support document titled: Technical Support for Adopting and Implementing EPA’s 2016 Selenium Criterion in Water Quality Standards (“Draft Document”) See EPA 823-D-21-001 (October 2021). EPA’s purpose in issuing the…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Fountain Hill Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Fountain Hill, Arkansas, (“Fountain Hill”) entered into a September 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…