PFAS/Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting/Recordkeeping Requirements: Three Water/Wastewater Trade Associations Submit Joint Comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Three water/wastewater trade associations submitted joint September 24th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed reporting and recordkeeping rule for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Russellville Aluminum Foil Rolling Mill Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and JW Aluminum Company (“JW”) entered into a September 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 221-094. The CAO provides that JW owns and…
Arkansas Energy Resources Planning Task Force: 2021 Report Issued
The Arkansas Energy resources Planning Task Force (“Task Force”) issued its 2021 Report (“Report”). Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson issued Executive Order 21-05 establishing the Task Force. The Executive Order, in discussing the rationale for the Task Force, referenced the need to consider: …
Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Systems: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Wildfire Preparation Guide
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 2021 document titled: Wildfire Guide Preparation and Recovery for Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Systems (“Guide”) EPA’s stated purpose in developing the Guide is to serve as a resource for underground storage…
RCRA Citizen Suit Action/ Phosphogypsum Stack Contaminants: Center for Biological Diversity Notice to Manatee County, Florida
The Center for Biological Diversity along with the Tampa Waterkeeper/Suncoast Waterkeeper, and Our Children’s Earth Foundation (collectively “CBD”) sent a September 28th Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to Manatee County, Florida, (“Manatee”)…