Construction/Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and North Little Rock Construction Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and White Oaks Storage LLC (“White Oaks”) entered into a March 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Construction National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System…
Waters of the United States/Clean Water Act: Federal District Court Addresses Conservation Groups' Motion for Intervention in U.S. EPA/Corps of Engineers Final Rule Litigation
A United States District Court (E.D. Kentucky) (“Court”) addressed in a February 8th Memorandum Opinion and Order (“Opinion”) various conservation groups’ (“CGs”) Motion to Intervene (“Motion”) in litigation involving a rule promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and…
Wastewater Enforcement: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Administrative Complaint Addressing Mercer County Mobile Home Park/Sewage Treatment Plant
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PDEP”) filed a February 27th Complaint for Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board against Country Estates MHP, LLC (“Country Estates”). Country Estates is described as the owner of a mobile home…
Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces $15,178,000 Grant for Arkansas
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Region 6 announced in a March 9th news release that it was awarding the State of Arkansas $15,178,000 for its Clean Water State Revolving Fund (“CWSRF”) Other states in Region 6 receiving grant funds include: Louisiana - $25,506,000 New…
Biden Administration Fiscal Year Proposed 2024 Budget: $12 Billion Requested for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a March 9th news release addressing the Biden Administration’s fiscal year 2024 budget request. The Biden Administration is requesting $12 billion in discretionary budget authority for EPA in 2024. The $12 billion request for EPA…