State Energy Storage Legislation: Energy Storage Association Publishes Mid-Year Review
The Energy Storage Association (“ESA”) posted a mid-year review of 2021 state legislation related to “energy storage.” The article is authored by Julian Boggs, State Policy Director, ESA. Renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind have variable outputs. The variability is, of course, due…
Report to Congress on Integrated Plans to Comply with the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2019: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Issuance
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a document titled: Report to Congress on Integrated Plans to Comply with the Water infrastructure Improvement Act of 2019 (“Report”) The Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2019 (“H.R. 7279”)(“Act”) required that EPA document to…
Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit?: Federal Court Addresses Maui Issue on Remand
The United States District Court (District of Hawaii) (“Court”) addressed in a July 15th Order the question of whether a Maui County (“County”) wastewater discharge facility (“Facility”) should have obtained a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: July 28th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Water Reuse in the West: Western States Water Council Report
The Western States Water Council issued a June 2021 report titled: Water Reuse in the West – Western State Water Reuse Governance and Programs (“Report”) The Report was compiled by Jessica Reimer and Michelle Bushman. In introducing the Report, several points are highlighted: Western states have…