UIC/Wastewater Enforcement: Bethel Heights, Arkansas Response to Arkansas Department of Environment and Energy Notice of Violation
September 17, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The City of Bethel Heights, Arkansas (“Bethel Heights”) filed a Response September 4th to the Notice of Violation (“NOV”) of the Arkansas Department of Environment and Energy previously filed. The NOV addressed alleged violations of a No-Discharge Permit issued pursuant to the authority of Arkansas…
Gasoline/Clear Diesel Taxes: Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Publication Notes Pending Increase
September 17, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) issued a September 6th Breaking News Notice referencing an increase for state gasoline and clear diesel taxes for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. AOMA notes that in accordance with Act 416 of the recently concluded Arkansas…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Claypool, Indiana Soybean Processing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
September 17, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Louis Dreyfus Company Agricultural Industries LLC (“Dreyfus”) entered into a September 9th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged Clean Air Act violations. See Docket No. CAA-05-2019-0027. Dreyfus is stated to own…
Columbia County Solid Waste Management System: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses City of Magnolia's Challenge to Allocation of Sales/Use Tax Revenues
September 16, 2019
The Court of Appeals of Arkansas (“Court”) addressed in a September 11th opinion the City of Magnolia, Arkansas’s (“Magnolia”) challenge to the allocation of a Columbia County sales and use tax to finance a Solid Waste Management System. See The City of Magnolia v. Dennis Milligan in his Official…
Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report Addresses Implementation Effectiveness
September 16, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 9th report titled: EPA Not Effectively Implementing the Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (“Report”) See Report No. 19-P-0302. The Lead-Based Paint Renovation…