Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit?: SCOTUSblog Post Discusses U.S. Supreme Court Argument
Georgetown University Law Professor Lisa Heinzerling discusses the recent oral argument in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund in a November 7th SCOTUSblog post. The United States Supreme Court had previously granted a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the Ninth Circuit decision Hawai’i…
Section 404/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District) Public Notices Faulkner County, Arkansas Agricultural Project Application
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District) (“Corps”) issued a November 6th Public Notice (“Notice”) regarding a Section 404 Clean Water Act application by Schaefers Brothers Farm. The application requests authorization for the placement of dredged and fill material in water of…
Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Harvest, Alabama Residential Subdivision Contractor Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Campbell & Mance Resources, LLC (“CMR”) entered into a Consent Order addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) General Construction Permit. See Consent Order (“CO”) 19-XXX-CLD. CMR is…
Soil Disposal/Navy Construction Contract: U.S. Court of Federal Claims Addresses Request for Equitable Adjustment
The United States Court of Federal Claims (“Court”) addressed in an October 31st opinion a contractor’s request for equitable adjustment related to construction of a runway for the United States Navy (“Navy”). See Coffman Specialties, Inc. v. The United States, 2019 WL 5608865. Plaintiff had…
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: November 13, 2019 Agenda/Meeting
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for November 13th. The meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at 101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 350, Little Rock, Arkansas. A draft agenda includes the following: Business Administration Executive Report – Bruce Holland…