Storage Tank Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and FedEx Freight, Inc. Enter into Expedited Settlement Agreement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and FedEx Freight, Inc. (“FedEx”) entered into a June 10th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the federal Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) regulations at a Montgomery, New York facility. See Docket No…
Mixing Zone/Clean Water Act: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses Challenge to Sandpoint, Idaho Wastewater Treatment Permit
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) issued a June 13th Order Addressing a Petition filed to review a Sandpoint, Idaho wastewater treatment facility (“Facility”) Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
Managing Debris from Declared Disasters: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Guidance Document
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a guidance document titled: Managing Debris from Declared Disasters (“Guidance”) ADEQ states that the document is being issued in response to the June 2019 flood disaster in Arkansas. Natural disasters such as wildfires, floods…
Water Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Knox City, Texas Aviation Company Enter Into an Abatement Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Cedar Ridge Aviation, LLC (“Cedar Ridge”) entered into an Abatement Order on Consent (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri Clean Water Law. See Order No. 2018-WPCB-1549. The AO describes Cedar Ridge as an aviation company…
Arkansas Energy Personnel Moves: Dawn Kelliher Named Windstream Vice President-Head of State Government Affairs (Correction)
Ms. Kelliher previously served as Senior Litigation Counsel and Chief of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Legal Division for nine years. Yesterday’s post (see previous post here) inadvertently stated that service was with the Arkansas Public Service Commission.