Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Birmingham, Alabama, Aluminum Casting Plant and Black Warrior Riverkeeper Resolve Alleged Violations
Black Warrior Riverkeeper issued an April 12th news release stating that the environmental organization and Kamtek, Inc., (“Kamtek”) had entered into a settlement addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. Kamtek is described…
Arkansas Recycling Tax Credit: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Program Update
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) has added a couple of new features to the Arkansas Recycling Equipment Tax Credit Program (“Tax Credit Program”). DEQ implements the Tax Credit Program through its Enterprise Services. The Arkansas General…
Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative/Natural Resources Conservation Service Request of Information: Association of State Drinking Water Administrators/Ground Water Protection Council Submit Comments
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators and Ground Water Protection Council submitted April 7th comments to the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) in response to a Request for Information addressing: Mississippi River Basin…
Solid Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management Proposed Order Addressing Montgomery Waste Disposal Service
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) issued a proposed Order to Yellow Dumpster LLC (“Yellow Dumpster”). The Order provides that Yellow Dumpster is a waste disposal service located in Montgomery, Alabama (the “Site”). ADEM is stated to have responded to a complaint on…
Solar Power Cables/Road: Maryland Court Asked to Consider Whether County Has Sufficient Interest to Provide Subsurface Access
The Appellate Court of Maryland (“Appt. Court”) was asked to address an issue arising out of an attempt to install solar cables underneath a county road. See Board of County Commissioners of Somerset County v. Howard Kevin Anderson, et al., 2023 WL 2821548 (April 7, 2023). The question considered…