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Water Utilized by Poultry Farms/92nd Arkansas General Assembly: House Bill 1539 Provides Sales/Use Tax Exemption
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
House Bill 1539 (“HB 1539”) has been introduced which would provide a sales and use tax exemption for water utilized by a poultry farm. The bill was introduced by Representatives Rick Beck (Center Ridge) and Craig Christiansen (Bald Knob). HB 1539 defines a poultry farm as a: . . . facility used…
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Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Developer of Baldwin County, Alabama, Facility Enter into Special Order by Consent
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Hill Brothers Construction (“HBC”) entered into a January 29th Special Order by Consent (“Order”) regarding alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) General Stormwater Permit. See Order…
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Beneficial Reuse/Clean Soil: February 20th Order Addressing Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Solid Waste Fee Determination
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
A February 20th Order was issued by a Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (“PW”) Hearing Officer addressing the appeal of an enforcement order/administrative penalty (“Order”) alleging that the Chiquita Canyon Landfill (“CCL”) failed to comply with reporting requirements regarding the…
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Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – February 27, 2019, Meeting
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
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Criminal Enforcement/Hazardous Waste: U.S. Department of Justice References Guilty Plea of Madison Heights, Michigan, Individual/Electro-Plating Company
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a February 14th news release stating that Gary Alfred Sayers and his company, Electro-Plating Services Inc. (“EPSI”) pleaded guilty to a felony charge of illegal storage of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) hazardous wastes. The…
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