Mississippi Governor's Delta Sustainable Water Resources Task Force: March 6/7 Meeting Scheduled in Clarksdale and Indianola
February 22, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality announced that Mississippi Governor’s Delta Sustainable Water Resources Task Force will hold two meetings. The two meetings will be held: March 6th - Clarksdale, Mississippi, Country Club March 7th – Capps Technology Center, Indianola…
NPDES Program Update: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Notice Issuing Final Rule
February 21, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a February 12th Federal Register notice finalizing certain revisions to the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permitting regulations. See 84 Fed. Reg. 3324. EPA describes the regulatory…
President Trump Emergency Powers Declaration/Wall Funding: Sierra Club U.S. District Court (Northern District of California) Complaint Filed Alleging National Environmental Policy Act Violation
February 21, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Sierra Club and a number of other organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) on February 15th challenging President Trump’s emergency declaration to secure funds to build a wall along the southern border. The other organizations joining the Complaint…
92nd Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 377 Addresses Solid Waste Disposal
February 21, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Senate Bill 377 has been introduced which would in summary: Amend certain Arkansas statutory authorities addressing the collection and distribution of solid waste disposal and transportation fees Provide funding for unpaved roads Provide public schools assistance in the disposal or recycling of…
Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit?: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari Addressing Maui Case
February 20, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for writ of certiorari in the 9th Circuit Decision Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui, ____F. 3d____ (9th Cir., February 1, 2018). The case involves whether, and to what extent, a discharge of pollutants into groundwater can potentially trigger…