Arkansas Water Provider Legislative Task Force: Final Report Published
The Arkansas Water Provider Legislative Task Force (“Task Force”) published a final version of its report titled: Summary Report: Vision for the Future, Challenges, Recommendations 2017-2018 Task Force Meetings (“Report”) Senator Allen Clark and Representative Tim Lemons co-chair the Task Force…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Sumter County, Alabama, Aggregate Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Arcosa LW BR, LLC, (“Arcosa”) entered into a February 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CO provides that Arcosa operates a light weight aggregate manufacturing facility (“Facility”) in Sumter…
New Regulatory Guidance for Mitigation Banks: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Issues Regulatory Guidance Letter 19-01
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) Headquarters issued a new Regulatory Guidance Letter (“RGL”) addressing wetland mitigation banks. RGL 19-01 is titled: Mitigation Bank Credit Release Schedules and Equivalency in Mitigation Bank and In-Lieu Fee Program Service Areas (“RGL 19-01) …
Arkansas Award Procedure for Certain Public Improvements/92nd Arkansas General Assembly: House Bill 1728 Adds Water Systems/Consolidated Waterworks Systems
House Bill 1728 would amend the relevant Arkansas statutory provisions addressing the award procedure for certain public improvements. Arkansas Code § 22-9-203(j)(1) and (2) concerning the award procedure for public improvements would be amended. The principal amendment to (j)(1) is the addition of…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Jackson, Tennessee, Fiberglass Reinforcement Operation
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 25th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Electri-Glass, Inc. (“EGI”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See Division of Air Pollution Control Case No. APC-18-0230. The Order…