Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Atkins Chicken Processing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Twin Rivers Foods, Inc. (“Twin Rivers”) entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged Clean Water Act violation. See LIS No. 24-116. The CAO provides that Twin…
American Coatings Association Sustainability Report: 2024 Edition Issued
The American Coatings Association (“ACA”) issued its annual sustainability report titled: ACA Sustainability Report 2024 (“Report”). ACA describes itself as a: ...voluntary, nonprofit trade association working to advance the needs of the U.S. paint and coatings industry and the professionals…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks - July Meeting
As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks meets monthly…
Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Redding, California Fuel Transport Company Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Shasta-Siskiyou Transport (“SST”) entered into a May 30th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Cwa-09-2024-0042. The CA provides that SST is a commercial fueling transport company with an…
Arkansas Environmental Service Firms: Terracon Acquires Harbor Environmental, Inc.
Terracon has acquired Little Rock, Arkansas environmental service firm Harbor Environmental, Inc. (“Harbor”). Terracon describes itself as a consulting engineering firm specializing in environmental, facilities geotechnical materials services and has more than 6,000 employees in more than 175…