Citizen Suit Enforcement: Columbia Riverkeeper and Cashmere, Washington Fruit Processing Facility Enter into Consent Decree Regarding Alleged Clean Water Act Stormwater Violations
Columbia Riverkeeper (“Riverkeeper”) and Crunch Pak, LLC, (“Crunch”) entered into a January 7th Consent Decree in the United States District Court (Eastern District of Washington) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) stormwater…
Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Underground Storage Tank Owner Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Pocono Gas Stations Inc. (“PGSI”) entered into a December 30th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Underground Storage Tank (“UST”)…
Riparian Zone/Navigable Waterway: Wisconsin Appellate Court Addresses Conflict Regarding Pier/Wet Boathouse
The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin (“Court”) addressed in a November 26th opinion a dispute regarding the ownership of a pier and a wet boathouse. See DeSombre v. Bolderbuck, WL 6314826. The wet boathouse is described as one that is constructed beyond the ordinary high water mark (“OHWM”) of a…
Advance Notice of Proposed Rule/NOx: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Heavy-Duty Engine Standards
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on January 6th issued a pre-publication Advance Notice of Proposed Rule (“ANPR”) addressing the Clean Air Act Heavy-Duty Engine Standards. The ANPR also describes the agency’s interest in streamlining and improving certification procedures…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (Division of Environmental Quality) and City of Carlisle, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Carlisle, Arkansas (“Carlisle”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination…