Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: February 28th Meeting
February 22, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third-party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Transportation/Used Oil: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Used Oil Transportation Company Enter into Consent Order
February 22, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Buck Oil Services, Inc. (“Buck Oil”) entered into a January 31st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Used Oil Regulations. See Consent Order No. 24-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that Buck Oil operates a used…
Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines for Water Resources Investments: U.S. Corps of Engineers Proposed Rule Establishing Agency Specific Procedures
February 21, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published in the February 15th Federal Register a proposed rule that establishes what it describes as Agency Specific Procedures (“ASPs”) for its implementation of the Principles, Requirements, and Guidelines (“PR&G”) for water resources investments…
2024 United States Electric Generating Capacity: U.S. Energy Information Report States Solar and Battery Storage Will Predominate
February 21, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a February 15th report titled: Solar and Battery Storage to Make Up 81% of New U.S. Electric-Generating Capacity in 2024 (“Report”) The EIA Report projects United States planned utility-scale electric-generating capacity additions…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Sherwood Sewer Improvement District Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 21, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Runyan Sewer Improvement District No. 221 (“Runyan”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge…