Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Contractor of Mobile County, Alabama Commercial Development Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Copart, Inc., (“Copart”) entered into a November 20th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Stormwater Construction Permit. See Consent Order 20-XXX-CLD. The…
Draft Connecticut General Stormwater Permit: Stormwater Management/Solar Array Construction Projects
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“CDEEP”) issued a draft (proposed): General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Dewatering Wastewaters from Construction Activities (“Permit”) The draft Permit includes a new Appendix I which is titled: Stormwater Management…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: January 16, 2020 Agenda/Meeting
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for January 16th. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Wyndham Riverfront, Silver City Room 1, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, Arkansas. The agenda includes the following: Business Administration …
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Guidance Letter Addressing Cargo Tank Marking Requirements
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a December 6th letter the Hazardous Materials Regulation (“HMR”) applicable to the marking requirements for a Department of Transportation Specification MC 331 cargo tank. The interpretive letter was a…
Landfill Expansion: Alabama Appellate Court Addresses Application of Groundwater Requirements
Co-Author: Hannah Hines The Court of Appeals of Alabama (“Court”) addressed in a December 13th opinion a challenge to a Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) decision to grant a permit allowing the expansion and modification of a solid waste landfill. See Gipson v. Alabama…