EPA Promulgation of Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida
Author: Walter G. Wright Pursuant to Sections 302 and 303 of the federal Clean Water Act ("CWA"), states are required to develop water criteria to support water quality standards for its navigable waters. The water quality criteria are required to be set in a manner necessary to protect the…
Upcoming Legislative Focus on the State Water Plan?
Author: Walter G. Wright Act 217, enacted in 1969 by the Arkansas General Assembly, charged the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission with planning for the efficient utilization of the State's water resource (i.e., water quantity as opposed to water quality [although the issues are obviously…
Arkansas Administrative Air Decision
Author: Walter G. Wright Hundreds of administrative and/or judicial decisions have been issued over the years interpreting various aspects of the Federal Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Resource Conservation Recovery Act, etc. and their implementing regulations. These decisions are certainly…
Maine Report Titled "Implementing Products Stewardship in Maine "“ 2011 Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources"
Author: Walter G. Wright A few European countries have implemented programs over the past several years requiring certain manufacturers to take responsibility for their products at the end of their life. This is often referred to as "product stewardship." "Product stewardship is defined to mean a…
Clean Water Act Spill Prevention Control and Counter Measure Inspections
Author: Walter G. Wright The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association recently notified its members that it had received information that the Federal Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") will be conducting Clean Water Act Spill Prevention Control and Counter Measure ("SPCC") inspections at various…