Test Methods/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Revisions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a May 19th Federal Register Notice finalizing revisions to approved test methods in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 addressing wastewater sampling. See 86 Fed. Reg. 27226. EPA is required by the Clean Water Act to promulgate test procedures…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: May 26th Meeting (Teleconference)
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
2022 NPDES General Permit for Construction Stormwater Discharges: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Federal Renewal
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed a 2022 Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System General Permit (“CGP”) for construction stormwater discharges in the May 12th Federal Register. See 86 Fed. Reg. 26023. The CGP is a general permit (as opposed…
Arkansas State Plant Board/2021 Dicamba Rule: Challenge Filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court
A Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Permanent Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) was filed on May 11th in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, against the Arkansas State Plant Board (“Plant Board”) challenging a rule that had been promulgated addressing the use of pesticides containing…
Wastewater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Madison County Inorganic Chemical Plant Operator Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and ISP Chemicals, LLC, (“ISP”) entered into an April 18th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. The CAO provides that ISP operates an…