Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Regional Water District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 26, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and Tri County Regional Water Distribution District (“Tri County”) entered into a February 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
Ethanol/Biomass-Based Diesel RIN Prices: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Notes Near Record Highs
February 25, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a February 24th report titled: Ethanol and Biomass-Based Diesel RIN Prices Approaching All-Time Highs (“Report”) The EIA Report states that the prices of Renewable Identification Number (“RIN”) credits: . . . have been steadily…
93rd Arkansas General Assembly: Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Balance Revision
February 25, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. House Bill 1519 (“HB1519”) was introduced on February 22nd which would amend the Arkansas Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund Act (“Trust Fund”). HB1519 was introduced by Representative Eaves. Thousands of underground…
Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Summerville, South Carolina, Concrete Block Manufacturing Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
February 25, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Van Smith Block Company, LLC (“VSBC”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act Industrial Stormwater Permit related regulations. See Docket No. CWA-04-2020-0320(b). The…
Terminal Contract/Environmental Regulations: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Claims of Excused Performance Related to Coal Shipments
February 24, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (“Eleventh Circuit”), in a February 17th Opinion addressed a dispute involving a terminal contract with a minimum coal tonnage use provision. See Drummond Coal Sales Inc. v. Kinder Morgan Operating LP “C”, 2021 WL 613748. The issue addressed was…