Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: September 18, 2019 Agenda/Meeting
September 12, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(“ANRC”) has scheduled its next meeting for September 18th . 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…
Underground Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Order/Assessment to Greenville Tank Owner
September 12, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a September 3rd Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Everhart Transportation, Inc. (“ETI”) for alleged violation of the Tennessee Underground Storage Tank Regulations. See Case No. UST19-0070. The Order provides that ETI is the…
Tire Enforcement/Request for Injunctive Relief: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Garland County Circuit Court Complaint Filed
September 11, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a September 10th Complaint and Requests for Declaratory Relief and for Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the Circuit Court of Garland County, Arkansas against an individual and two entities alleging…
Superfund/CERCLA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Task Force Final Report
September 11, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘EPA”) issued a “Final Report” from its Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act/Superfund Task Force (“Task Force”). EPA had commissioned a Task Force in 2017 to provide recommendations on how the agency could…
EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Reviews
September 11, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 5th Project Notification stating it plans to conduct an audit of the agency’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) program. The Project Notification is transmitted…