2026 Triennial Review/Arkansas Water Quality Standards: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Initiates Review
September 28, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced in a September 25th notice that it is initiating its 2026 Triennial Review of Arkansas’s Water Quality Standards (“WQS”): Pollution Control and Ecology Commission 8 CAR Part 21 (Rule 2). The…
Developing Water Reuse Regulations/A State-Level Guide: Water Reuse Association Issues Guide
September 28, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Water Reuse Association (“WRA”) issued a document titled: Developing Water Reuse Regulations: A State-Level Guide (“Guide”). Identified as co-authors of the Guide are: Brown and Caldwell. Hazen. Funding partners include: WateReuse. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. American…
Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Lafayette Parish Concrete Mixing Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
September 28, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Barry Concrete, Inc. (“BCI”) entered into a March 31st Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of Louisiana rules related to wastewater discharges. See Enforcement Tracking No. WE-CN-24-00064. The SA provides that BCI…
Notice of Alleged Violations/Endangered Species Act: Center for Biological Diversity Letter Challenging U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Failure to List Venus Flytrap
September 25, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sent a September 10th letter to the United States Fish and Wildlife (“Service”) addressing an Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) listing determination involving the Venus flytrap. CBD alleges that the Service’s determination that the Venus flytrap does not…
Battery Recycling for America's Competitive Economy Act: U.S. House of Representatives Passes BRACE Act (H.R. 9615)
September 25, 2026
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States House of Representatives on September 15th passed the Battery Recycling for America's Competitive Economy (“BRACE Act”). Original sponsor Congresswoman Marianette Miller-Meeks describes the purpose of the BRACE Act as to modernize outdated federal regulations and strengthen…
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