Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Grant County Subdivision Enter Into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and MWM Development, LLC d/b/a Deer Creek Springs Subdivision (“MWM”) entered into a December 9, 2025, Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National…
Perchlorate/Safe Drinking Water Act: Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies Comments on EPA Proposed Primary Drinking Water Regulation
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (“AMWA”) submitted March 9th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) regarding the agency’s proposed Safe Drinking Water Act National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) for perchlorate. EPA published in the…
Battery Collection Best Practices: United States Environmental Protection Agency Report to Congress
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued an April 2026 report to the U.S. Congress titled: Battery Collection Bets Practices (“Report”). EPA was mandated to produce the Report by Section 70401 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. See Public Law 117-58. The…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Construction Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and JJR Construction, LLC (“JJR”) entered into a February 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act regulations. See Case #: CAO-25-0018. The CAO…
Waste Disposal Agreement/30-Year Term: Mississippi Appellate Court Addresses Dispute Regarding Ability to Extend
The Court of Appeals of Mississippi (“App. Ct.”) addressed in a May 19th Opinion an issue arising under a Waste Disposal Agreement (“Agreement”). See Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc., v. Chickasaw County, Mississippi, et al., 2026 WL 1393598. The question addressed was whether the Agreement…