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Lessons Learned from Commission-Led CIP Reliability Audits: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Staff Report
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) staff prepared an October 8th report titled: Lessons Learned from Commission-Led CIP Reliability Audits (“Report”) The Report is intended to offer recommendations to assist users, owners and operators of bulk-power systems to improve their…
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Asbestos Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pope County Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Bryan House (“BH”) entered into an August 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“APC&EC”) Regulation 21…
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Nutrients/Water Quality Standards: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Montana Variance
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in an October 6th Opinion an issue arising out of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) approval of a Montana water quality standard (“WQS”) variance. See Upper Missouri Waterkeeper v. U.S. Environmental Protection…
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Ethylene Oxide/OSHA Enforcement: Penalty Proposed for Verona, Missouri, Nutrition Production Plant
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an October 6th news release citing BCP Ingredients Inc. (“BCP”) for alleged violations. BCP is stated to operate a Verona, Missouri, nutrition production plant. OSHA is stated to have issued 24 serious safety and health violations to…
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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Lonoke County Wastewater Treatment System Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Grand Prairie Bayou Two Public Water Authority (“Grand Prairie”) entered into a September 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution…
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