Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hot Springs Retreat Center Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 12, 2022
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas District Council of the Assemblies of God (“District Council”) entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National…
Public Trust Doctrine/Kern River: Environmental Organizations' Lawsuit Challenging Bakersfield, California, Water Diversions
The Sierra Club and other environmental organizations filed a December 1st Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief; Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate (“Complaint”) against the City of Bakersfield, California, and others in the Superior Court of the State of California (County of Kern)…
Arkansas Energy Code: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Updates Amendment/Approval Process
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) Energy Office (“AEO”) provided a December 8th update on its development of a new version of the Arkansas Energy Code. AEO states that the new version of the Arkansas Energy Code being developed will be based…
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty for Union City Pork Processing Facility
The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Williams Sausage Company, Inc., (“Williams”) addressing an alleged violation of the Tennessee Air Regulations. See Case No. APC22-0033. The proposed Order…
Arkansas Environmental Service Firms: Alliance Technical Group Acquires GBMc & Associates
Alliance Technical Group, LLC, (“ATG”) issued a December 6th news release stating that it had acquired GBMc & Associates (“GBMc”). ATG states that the acquisition was backed by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. GBMc is a Bryant, Arkansas based environmental service firm…