Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Crittenden County, Arkansas Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and PJ Country Store, Inc. (“PJ”) entered into a June 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See LIS No. 19-061. The…
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Update and Impacts on Businesses: July 16 Arkansas Environmental Federation Presentation
My law firm colleague, Nate Read, and I undertook a presentation at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Health and Safety Seminar titled: Medical Marijuana Update and Impacts to Businesses (“Presentation”) The Presentation was undertaken at the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation…
Civil Environmental Enforcement: July 11th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum Addresses Federal/State Partnerships
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a July 11th memorandum titled: Enhancing Effective Partnerships Between the EPA and the States in Civil Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Work (“Memorandum”) The Memorandum is authored by Assistant Administrator for Enforcement…
Asbestos Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management Proposed Administrative Order Addressing Covington County, Alabama Property
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) is proposing to issue an Administrative Order (“AO”) to Covington Mall, LLC (“Covington”) addressing an alleged violation of the federal National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutant regulations addressing asbestos. See Order No…
Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources (Mitigation Rule): U.S. EPA/Corps of Engineers Webinar Addressing Possible Revisions
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and Corps of Engineers (collectively “Corps”) is undertaking a review of the Comprehensive Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources rule (“Mitigation Rule”). The Mitigation Rule is found at 40 C.F.R. Part 230, Subpart J and 33 C.F.R. Part 332. As…