Commission on Environmental Quality/Shuqualak, Mississippi Facility Enter into Agreed Order
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Shuqualak Lumber Company, Inc., Planer Mill Division (“SLC”) entered into a December 4th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit and Mississippi air regulations. See Order No. 6818 17. The AO provides that…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2017 Potable Reuse Compendium: Current Practices/Approaches for Water Reuse
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on July 11th a document titled: 2017 Potable Reuse Compendium (“Compendium”) The focus of the Compendium is the use of wastewater for drinking water. The individual topics addressed include: Extent of potable water reuse in the…
What is Arkansas' Pre-Judgment Interest Rate? A Vexing Question with No Clear Answer.
February 1, 2018
by Devin R. Bates
Since the time of publication, a statute has been revised which impacts the content of this post. See Ark. Code Ann. § 16-65-114. If you become engaged in litigation in Arkansas, the answer to this question can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential recovery or exposure.[1] As such…
Beaver Watershed Alliance Speaker Series: Allan Gates (Mitchell Williams) February 22nd Nutrient Trading Presentation
Mitchell Williams Law Firm Attorney Allan Gates will undertake a presentation on February 22nd as part of the Beaver Watershed Alliance (“BWA”) Speaker Series titled: Nutrient Trading and Act 335 BWA states Allan will discuss the: . . . proposed nutrient water quality trading regulation that…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Corps of Engineers Finalizes Two-Year Delay of Definition
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Corps of Engineers (collectively “EPA”) finalized a rule that would add an applicability date to the Obama Administration era revised definition of the Clean Water Act term “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”). The 2015…