Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Jefferson County Military Manufacturing/Depot Installation Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 14, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the U.S. Army, Pine Bluff Arsenal (“the Arsenal”) entered into an August 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleging violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 20-169. The CAO provides…
Residual Designation/Stormwater: Conservation Law Foundation Petitions Addressing Two Massachusetts Watersheds
September 11, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed two petitions for a determination related to the Neponset River Watershed and Mystic River Watershed: . . . for a determination that certain commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-family residential property dischargers contribute to water…
COVID-19: Arkansas Department Provisional COVID-19 Enforcement Guide Update
On July 2, 2020, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (ADEE) Secretary Becky Keogh issued a memo stating the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) memo scheduling the termination of the EPA’s Enforcement Discretion under COVID-19 would have no direct impact on the ADEE-issued…
SPCC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Valley County, Montana Well/Tank Battery Operator Enter into Consent Agreement
September 11, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Anadarko Minerals, Inc., (“AMI”) entered into a July 16th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (“SPCC”) regulations. See Docket No. CWA-08-2020-0017…
Landfill Disposal Agreement/Exclusivity: Federal District Court Addresses Action for Breach of Contract
September 10, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
A United States District Court (E.D. Tennessee) (“Court”) addressed in an August 11th Memorandum and Order (“Order”) a breach of contract action involving a landfill disposal agreement. See Advanced Disposal Services Tennessee Holdings, Inc. v. Lusk Disposal Services, Inc., 2020 WL 4597165. The…