Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Assessment of Civil Penalty Related to Grand Junction Sawmill Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a June 17th proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to D&T Sawmill LLC (“D&T”). See Case No. APC20-0014. The Order provides that D&T operates a sawmill facility (“Facility”) in Grand Junction…
COVID-19/Addendum on Termination: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a June 29th Memorandum titled: COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program: Addendum on Termination (“Addendum”) The Addendum is transmitted from Susan Parker Bodine, EPA Assistant Manager for…
MS4/NPDES Permit: City of Little Rock and Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Enter into Permit Appeal Resolution
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Little Rock (“Little Rock”) entered into a June 19th Permit Appeal Resolution (“PAR”) addressing a previously filed Request for Commission Review and Adjudicatory Hearing (“Request”) before the…
Hazardous Materials Regulation Training: Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Schedules July 7th Arkadelphia Class
The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) has scheduled a July 7th Hazardous Materials Regulation training class (“Class”). The Class will be held in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, on July 7th from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The course is designed for HAZMAT employees. This generally includes anyone who…
PCB Contamination/Cost Recovery Act: Federal District Court Dispute Over Responsibility
Co-Author: Arthur Jefferson The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (“Court”) addressed an issue arising out of the investigation and remediation of a release of polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) and other constituents. See Substation K, Inc. v. Kansas City Power &…