Permitting of Combined Sewer Systems/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Draft Guidance
February 20, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has public noticed draft guidance (“ Draft Guidance”) to: . . . to clarify and inform future National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (“NPDES”) permitting actions for communities with combined sewer systems. See EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0475. EPA…
Arkansas Recycling Coalition Annual Conference/Tradeshow: September 9-11 - Hot Springs, Arkansas
February 20, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Recycling Coalition (“ARC”) has scheduled its Annual Conference and Tradeshow for September 9th – 11th. The Conference and Tradeshow will once again be held in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The title/theme of the Conference and Tradeshow is “Growing Circularity.” The Oaklawn Racing Casino…
Procedures for the Protection of Historic Properties/National Historic Preservation Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Proposed Rule
February 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published a proposed rule in the February 9th Federal Register addressing compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (“NHPA”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 9079. The Corps is proposing to amend its regulatory program’s permitting regulations to…
Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions: Projected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Activities
February 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a somewhat delayed Fall 2023 Semi-Annual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (“Agenda”). The Agenda includes information addressing: EPA regulations in the Semiannual Agenda that are under development, completed, or…
Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Fayetteville Printed Film Manufacturer Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 19, 2024
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Packaging Specialties, Inc. (“PSI”) entered into a January 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. See LIS No. 24-014. The CAO provides that PSI owns…