Self-Disclosure/Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Van Buren County, Arkansas, Natural Gas Compression Station Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 11, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Desoto Gathering Company, LLC (“DGC”) entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing a self-disclosed violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 18-090. DGC is stated to own and operate a natural gas…
Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018: H.R. 7226
December 11, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
United States Senator Cory Gardner and Congressman Scott Tipton of Colorado introduced: Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018: H.R. 7226 ("Bill") The Bill would establish a pilot program that would promote the cleanup of orphan hardrock mines. The Bill is intended to…
Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Compliance Provisions: U.S. Department of Agriculture Interim Rule/Revisions
December 10, 2018
by Jordan P. Wimpy
On Friday December 7, 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published in the Federal Register an interim rule for the Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Compliance regulations of the Food Security Act of 1985. The interim rule clarifies the Department’s…
Stormwater Permit Renewal: Arkansas Industrial General Permit ARR000000
December 10, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has issued a renewed Stormwater Industrial General Permit (“IGP”). The IGP is denominated ARR000000 and will be effective July 1, 2019. A discharge of pollutants through a point source to a navigable water (i.e., water of the United States)…
PFAS: New Mexico Environment Department Issues Notice of Violation to United States Air Force (Cannon Air Force Base)
December 10, 2018
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The New Mexico Environment Department (“NMED”) announced in a December 4th news release that it issued a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to the United States Air Force (“Air Force”) regarding PFAS and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (“PFS”). NMED states that the Air Force failed to properly address…