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Mississippi Environmental Personnel Moves: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Executive Director Gary C. Rikard Announces His Pending Departure
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) issued a news release stating that Executive Director Gary C. Rikard has announced he is leaving the agency on January 13th. Mr. Rikard has served as Executive Director since his appointment by Governor Phil Bryant in September 2014. Mr…
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Superfund Site Assessment Program Toolbox: ASTSWMO Site Assessment Focus Group Report
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Association of States and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (“ASTSWMO”) issued a September 2019 report addressing certain Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (i.e., Superfund) issues titled: Superfund Site Assessment Program Toolbox (“Report”) The…
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Net-Zero Climate Change Legislation: American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019 Introduced
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-Arizona) introduced climate change legislation denominated H.R. 5435 and titled: American Public Lands and Water Climate Solution Act (“Bill”) Congressman Grijalva is Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee. The Bill contains…
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Water Reuse Action Plan: ASDWA/ACWA Comments
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) submitted December 16th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on the federal agency’s draft National Water Reuse Action Plan (“Draft Plan”). The comments were coauthored by the Association of Clean…
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Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (Division of Environmental Quality) and Little River County Rock Hauling Company enter Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Williamson Rock Hauling LLC (“Williamson”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination…
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