Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed's Initiative/National Water Quality Initiative: U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Five-Year Extension
The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) announced in a July 19th news release that it is extending for five years two water quality initiatives. The extension was announced for the: Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (“MRBI”) National Water Quality Initiative USDA…
Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission – July Meeting
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) is the environmental policymaking body for Arkansas. The Commission, with certain exceptions, meets on a monthly basis. The Commission will meet Friday, July 27, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission room at 5301 Northshore Drive…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Grant County, Arkansas Lumber Mill Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and H.G. Toler and Son Lumber Company, Inc. (“Toler”) entered into a June 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. The CAO provides that Toler owns and operates a lumber mill (“Facility”) in…
State Ownership/Water Rights: New Jersey Appellate Court Addresses Access Issue
The Superior Court of New Jersey (“Court”) addressed in a March 27th opinion the impact of state ownership on a conflict over access to a waterbody. See Rapisardi v. Estate of Lange, No. A-37322-16T2, 2018 WL 1473918 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. March 27, 2018). The dispute involved a landowner…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Drew County, Arkansas Boat Manufacturer Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and SeaArk, LLC, (“SeaArk”) entered into a July 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 18-058. The CAO provides that SeaArk owns and operates an aluminum boat manufacturing…