Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – March 26th Meeting
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Auburn, Washington Wood Pallet Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and A-1 Pallets, Inc. (“A-1”) entered into a February 13th Consent Agreement (“CA”) alleging violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Stormwater Permit. See Docket No. CWA-10-2025-0026. The…
Water/Aquifer: California Appellate Court Addresses Whether Captured Flood Waters Constitute Personal Property
A California Court of Appeal (Fifth District) (“Court”) addressed in a March 14th Opinion whether water in an aquifer could be personal property. See Sandton Agriculture Investments III, LLC, v. 4-S Ranch Partners, LLC, 2025 WL 814870. The water in question constituted captured floodwaters stored…
Arkansas State Marketing Board for Recyclables and Compliance Advisory Panel: March 25th Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas State Marketing Board for Recyclables and Compliance Advisory Panel (“Board”) is scheduled to meet on March 25th. The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) states that members may join the meeting via the virtual platform Microsoft…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Air Act: Center for Biological Diversity Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to Perform Nonattainment Nondiscretionary Duty
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for Environmental Health (collectively, “CBD”) sent a Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on February 4th alleging a failure to perform an act or duty which is not discretionary with the…