Discarded Carpet/Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Whether Material Constitutes a Non-Waste Fuel
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in a March 21st letter addressed a request to determine whether certain discarded carpet that a company plans to process into fuel would be considered a solid waste when burned in a combustion unit. The specific question was whether the…
Carroll County Solid Waste Authority Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Petition: Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District Receiver Request to Intervene
The Receiver (Geoffrey B. Treece) for the Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District (“Ozark”) filed a May 10th Petition to Intervene and for Continuance of Hearing (“Petition”) in proceedings before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) related to a previously filed Carroll…
Liquefied Natural Gas Export Facility: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Denial of 401 Water Quality Certification
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a May 6th denial of a Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification for a proposed liquid natural gas export facility (“Facility”) in Coos Bay, Oregon. The proposed project would include a 229-mile, 36-inch diameter pipeline…
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Bid Request: Final Closure Construction of Thornton Landfill (Thornton, Arkansas)
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a Notice to Contractors soliciting bids for the final closure construction of Thornton Landfill. See PR #9301902. The Thornton Landfill is stated to be located in Thornton, Arkansas. ADEQ states that the official version of the…
Water Well Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Order and Assessment to Tennessee Water Well Drilling Company
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TEC”) issued a May 2nd Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Bingham Drilling, LLC (“BD”) addressing alleged violations of Tennessee regulations regarding construction of water wells. See Case No. DWS19-0030. The Order provides that…