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…
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Allow Use for Water Rights Purchases/Access to New Sources of Drinking Water
The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced in a November 26th memorandum that it would allow the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (“Fund”) to be used for purchasing rights or access to new sources of drinking water under certain circumstances. The new policy was announced in a…
Trafalgar/Stump Dump: Fredericks/Fredericks Construction Company, Inc.'s Joint Reply to Bella Vista Property Owners Association's Response to Motions to Dismiss
Fredericks Construction Company, Inc. (“Fredericks Construction Company”) and Thomas Fredericks (“Fredericks”) filed a Joint Reply to the Bella Vista Property Owners Association’s Response to Motions to Dismiss. See Docket No. 19-004-MISC. The Bella Vista Property Owners Association (“POA”)…
Management/Assessment of Fuel Release Sites: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance Letter Addressing Analytical Methods
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressed in a November 25, 2019, guidance letter, an issue involving the management and assessment of fuel release sites (“guidance letter”). The guidance letter is transmitted from the EPA Waste Characterization Branch Chief, Kim Kirkland…