Regional Role in Reducing the NPDES Rate of Significant Noncompliance: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Guidance Memorandum
Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, transmitted a July 12th memorandum to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Regional Administrators titled: Regional Role in Reducing the NPDES Rate of Significant Noncompliance…
Commercial Dry Cleaners: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Pulaski County, Arkansas Facility Enter into Elective Site Clean-Up Agreement
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Oak Forest Cleaners and Laundry, Inc. (“Oak Forest”) entered into a July 18th Elective Site Clean-Up Agreement (“ESCA”). See LIS No. 19-065. The ESCA addresses an Oak Forest commercial dry cleaning and laundry facility (“Facility”) in…
Groundwater Trading Market: Environmental Defense Fund/Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Announce Joint Project
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) and Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District in an August 8th news release announced a joint pilot project which they described as the construction of the: . . . first online, open-source groundwater trading platform. . . The trading platform will be…
2019 TRC Transportation Conference Presentation: Environmental Legal Concerns for P3s Projects in Arkansas
The 2019 TRC Transportation Conference and Equipment Expo was held this week in Hot Springs, Arkansas. I undertook a presentation titled: Environmental Legal Concerns for P3s Projects in Arkansas (“Presentation”) The purpose of the Presentation was to identify and update a number of Arkansas and…
Brine Injection/UIC: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses Challenges to Class II Permit
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in an August 8th Order challenges to an Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) Class II Permit (“Permit”) issued by the Region 5 Office of EPA to Jordan Development Company, L.L.C. (“Jordan”). See…