Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Kingsport Explosive Materials Manufacturing Facility
December 16, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a November 15th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to BAE Systems Ordinance Systems, Inc. (“BAE”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Flippin Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 16, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Flippin, Arkansas (“Flippin”), entered into a September 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination…
Reported Clean Air Act Compliance-Monitoring Activities-Federal/State: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report Addresses COVID Period
December 16, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a November 17th report titled: Total National Reported Clean Air Act Compliance-Monitoring Activities Decreased Slightly During Coronavirus Pandemic, but State Activities Varied Widely (“Report”) …
PSD/Clean Air Act - Non-Applicability Determination: Renewable Fuels Project
December 15, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a notice of final agency action addressing a Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) non-applicability determination for a renewable fuels project (“Project”) in California. See 86 Fed. Reg. 70837. The…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Environmental Organizations Allege Violations by Virginia Public Owned Treatment Works
December 15, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. and James River Association (collectively “Chesapeake”) filed a December 6th Clean Water Act citizen suit action (“Complaint”) in the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia against the County of Henrico, Virginia (“Henrico”) alleging violations of a…