Riparian Rights/Non-Navigable Water: Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Access Issue
Co-Author: Lizzi Esparza The Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District (“Court”) addressed in a June 28th Opinion certain riparian rights associated with a non-navigable waterbody. See Holm v. Kodat, 2021 IL App. (3d) 200164. The case involved a dispute regarding the ability of a riparian…
Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Baton Rouge Milk Processing Facility Enter into Settlement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Kleinpeter Farms Dairy, L.L.C., (“KFD”) entered into a Settlement addressing alleged violations of a Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“LPDES”) permit. See SA-WE-20-0023. KFD is stated to own and/or operate a milk…
Clean Water Act/EPA Needs to Better Assess and Disclose Quality of Compliance and Enforcement Data: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a July 2021 report titled: Clean Water Act – EPA Needs to Better Assess and Disclose Quality of Compliance and Enforcement Data (“Report”) See GAO-21-290. The GAO Report was prepared in response to a request by: The Honorable Peter…
Riparian Rights/Construction of Pier: Wisconsin Appellate Court Addresses Scope of an Easement
Co-Author: Brett Whitley The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin (“Court) addressed in a June 23rd Opinion the scope of a lake easement. See Trahan v. Hinton, 2021 WL 2577142. The question considered was whether a pier could be placed within the easement. A lakefront property owner has riparian rights…
Safety and Health: Arkansas Environmental Federation Schedules July Webinars (Reminder)
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) announced its schedule for its annual Safety and Health presentations. The remaining presentations will be undertaken using the webinar format on two different dates. The following dates and presentations will be undertaken: July 15: 11:00 - 12:00 Risk…