Refining Source Water Protection Local Priorities for Fiscal Year 2021: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Bulletin
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) issued a National Bulletin (“Bulletin”) titled: Refining Source Water Protection Local Priorities for Fiscal Year 2021 The purpose is described as refining: . . . the source water protection local…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials Regulations: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Addresses Application of Packaging Requirements
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a May 7th letter a question regarding the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to certain packaging requirements. See Reference No. 18-0153. PHMSA was responding to a November 14, 2018…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Shadow Ridge Wastewater Treatment Facility (“Shadow Ridge”) entered into a June 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
Title V/Clean Air Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge Based on Alleged Invalidity of Preconstruction Permit
Co-Author: Scout Snowden The United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a May 29th decision a challenge to a Clean Air Act (“Act”) Title V Permit issued to an ExxonMobil Baytown, Texas Olefin plant (“Plant”). See Environmental Integrity Project v. United States…
Section 404 Permitting/Today & Tomorrow: Jimmy Rogers (FTN Associates) Arkansas Environmental Federation Webinar Presentation
Mr. Jimmy Rogers undertook a webinar presentation for the Arkansas Environmental Federation titled: Section 404 Permitting – Today & Tomorrow (“Presentation”) Mr. Rogers is an environmental scientist with FTN Associates in its Little Rock, Arkansas, office. The Presentation included an overview…