Watershed Permit: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Announces Discharger/Sharing Arrangement
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) announced in an August 3rd news release what it described as the issuance of: . . . a first-of-its-kind “Watershed Permit” to four towns sharing the Pleasant Bay watershed. . . Brewster, Chatham, Harwich, and Orleans. The issued…
Water Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Owner of St. Louis, Missouri Manufacturing Facility Execute Abatement Order on Consent
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and the Boeing Company (“Boeing”) executed a July 19th Abatement Order on Consent (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of Missouri Water Pollution Control statutory provisions. See Order No. 2018-WPCB-1536. The Order states that Boeing owns…
Arkansas Environmental Personnel Moves: Ava Franks Roberts Named Arkansas Environmental Federation Executive Director
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) has named Ava Franks Roberts as its new Executive Director. Ms. Roberts is replacing Charles Miller in October. AEF describes itself as a: . . . nonprofit association with over 200 members, primarily Arkansas businesses and industries that manufacture…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice Announces Settlement with Owner of Six Glass Manufacturing Facilities
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued an August 3rd news release announcing a settlement agreement (denominated a “Consent Decree”) with Anchor Glass Container Corporation (“Anchor”) addressing alleged Clean Air Act violations. DOJ states that the settlement agreement will resolve…
Engineering Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects - Chapter 12 Water Conveyance: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Guidance Document
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) in an August 13th Federal Register notice announced the availability of a final version of a guidance document titled: Energy Guidelines for the Evaluation of Hydropower Projects: Chapter 12 – Water Conveyance (“Guidelines”) See 83 Fed. Reg. No…