Northwest Arkansas Springs/Imperiled Darters: Arkansas Water Webinar - October 15th
The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) announced an upcoming Arkansas Water Webinar (“Webinar”) addressing Northwest Arkansas springs and imperiled darters. The Webinar will be held on October 15th from noon to 1 p.m. The presenter is Zach Moran, who serves as assistant professor of fisheries…
Major Water Users/Data Centers: Texas Governor's Directive to the Texas Water Development Board Addressing Water Use Reporting Requirements
Texas Governor Greg Abbott transmitted a September 14th letter to the Chairwoman and Executive Administrator of the Texas Water Development Board (“TWDB”) to: … use its statutory authority to compel major water users to comply with water use reporting requirements and to impose legal consequences…
Transportation/Hazardous Materials: U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Interpretive Letter Addressing Cargo Tanks
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in a September 24th interpretive letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) to cargo tanks and the performance requirements to prevent accumulation of material impairing…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Pulaski County Locomotive Machinery/Equipment Repair Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (“UP”) entered into a August 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See Case # CAO-26-0031. The CAO provides that UP…
Data Centers/Gas-Fired Power Plant: Sierra Club/Public Citizen File Citizen Suit Action Addressing San Antonio, Texas Project
Sierra Club and Public Citizen (“Sierra Club”) filed a September 21st Clean Air Act citizen suit Complaint against the following corporations: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC VANTAGE DATA CENTERS TX11, LLC VANTAGE DATA CENTERS TX21, LLC VOLTAGRID LLC (Collectively, “VDC”). The…