Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Saline County Sewer Improvement District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Pleasant Oaks Sewer Improvement District #31 (“Pleasant Oaks”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”). See LIS No. 20-191. The CAO provides that Pleasant Oaks operates a non-municipal…
Section 401/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses EPA Dismissal Motion Related to Challenge to Certification Rule
The United States District Court (Eastern District of Pennsylvania) (“Court”) addressed in a December 18th Opinion and Order (collectively “Order”) the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Motion to Dismiss a Complaint filed by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network (“Riverkeeper”)…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/West Texas Natural Gas Processing Plant: Sierra Club Notice of Intent to Sue for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations
The Sierra Club and three other environmental organizations (collectively “Sierra Club”) sent a December 21st Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) to DCP Operating Company, LP (“DCP”) regarding alleged Clean Air Act violations related to the Goldsmith Natural Gas Processing Plant (“Plant”) in Goldsmith…
Buffalo River Conservation Committee: January 7th Meeting Scheduled
The Buffalo River Conservation Committee will hold its next meeting on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom. The Committee was established by Governor Hutchinson in 2016 in order to develop an Arkansas-led, non-regulatory approach to identify opportunities to protect and maintain water…
Auto Shredder Residue/Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Request for Non-Waste Fuel Determination
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a November 12th letter addressed a request to determine whether certain auto shredder residue (“ASR”) burned in a cement kiln would be considered a solid waste. The specific question was whether the material is a non-waste fuel product…