Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Conference: July 28-29 Fayetteville, Arkansas
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) issued a Save the Date Notice for its annual conference. The conference is scheduled for July 28th and 29th in Fayetteville, Arkansas. AWRC states the theme of the conference will be: Harmful Algal Blooms and Controlling the Nutrients that Feed Them …
On-Site Civil Inspection Procedures: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule on March 2nd that is intended to provide direction to its personnel on how to conduct on-site civil administrative inspections. See 84 Fed. Reg. 12224. The final rule cites Section 7 of White House Executive Order 13892…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Wood Treatment Processing/Distribution Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and KMG-Bernuth, Inc., (“KMG”) entered into a February 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code that address hazardous waste regulation. See Consent Order No. 20-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that…
Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment- Department of Environmental Quality State of the Air: 2019 Report Issued
The Office of Air Quality (“OAQ”) of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“ADEE”), Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) released its annual State of the Air Report (“Report”) on February 29th. Prior to its release, OAQ Interim Associate Director, Will Montgomery, and OAQ State…
Section 401 Water Quality Certification Waiver/Hydroelectric Relicensing: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Addresses Southern California Edison Company Request for Declaratory Order
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a February 20th document titled: Declaratory Order on Waiver of Water Quality Certification (“Order”) The Order addresses a petition filed by Southern California Edison Company (“Edison”) requesting that the FERC declare that the…