EPA Enforcement/Taking the Environmental Cop off the Beat: February 26th U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce/Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing
February 28, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce (“Subcommittee”) held a February 26th hearing titled: EPA Enforcement: Taking the Environmental Cop off the Beat The Subcommittee described the hearing as examining the: …
Solid Waste/Wastewater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Construction and Debris Landfill Operator Enter into Consent Order
February 28, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Advanced Disposal Services Eagle Bluff Landfill, Inc., (“ADS”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged Clean Water Act and solid waste violations. See Consent Order No. 18-XXX-CWP. The CO provides that ADS operates a…
Wastewater Plant Construction/Calion Lake: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Challenge to Condemnation
February 27, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals in a February 20th opinion addressed issues arising out of the construction of a wastewater plant (“Plant”) by the City of Calion, Arkansas, (“City”) on Calion Lake (“Lake”). See James Randall Amason, Sr., v. City of Calion, Arkansas, 2019 Ark. App. 106. The issues…
Impact of Toxic Release Inventory Late Reporters on EPA's Annual TRI National Analysis: February 25th U.S. EPA Inspector General Revised Project Notification
February 27, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a February 25th revised Project Notification titled: Impact of Toxic Release Inventory Late Reporters on EPA’s Annual TRI National Analysis See No. OA&E-FY18-0002. The Memorandum is directed from…
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Overfile Request: Tampa, Florida, Wastewater Treatment Plant
February 27, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) sent a February 4th Overfile Request (“Request”) to the Region 4 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting action against the Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (“Plant”) that…