Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – August 29th Meeting
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
TSD/Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Birmingham, Alabama Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Allworth, LLC (“Allworth”) entered into an August 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of Alabama/federal hazardous waste regulations. See Consent Order No. 18-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that Allworth operates a…
Beaver Watershed Annual Symposium: September 20 – Greenland, Arkansas
The Beaver Watershed Alliance announced that the Beaver Watershed Annual Symposium (“Symposium”) will be held on September 20th in Greenland, Arkansas. The organization states the presentations will include national, state and local perspectives on dam removal and river restoration. The day-long…
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking/Council on Environmental Quality Update to the National Environmental Policy Act Procedural Regulations
The Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. (“ASWM”) submitted August 17th comments to the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) addressing an Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) titled: Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National…
Landfill/Solid Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and City of Morrilton Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Morrilton (“Morrilton”) entered into a July 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressed alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 22 (Solid Waste Management Code). LIS…