Oversight of State and Local Air Agencies/Identification of SM-80 Facilities: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a November 16th Notification of Audit (“Notification”) titled: EPA Oversight of State and Local Air Agency Identification of SM-80 Facilities (“Notification”) The Notification is transmitted from…
Telling the Story of Your Water/What's it Worth and Who Needs to Know: Jane Hurley (Central Arkansas Water) Arkansas Water and Wastewater Managers Association Presentation
Ms. Jane Hurley undertook a presentation at the November 4th Arkansas Water and Wastewater Managers Association Fall Workshop titled: Telling the Story of Your Water/What's it Worth and Who Needs to Know? (“Presentation”) Ms. Hurley serves as the H2O Outreach Specialist for Central Arkansas Water…
Alleged Failure to Properly Analyze Drinking Water Samples/Report Results: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Decertifies Leominster Laboratory
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“MDEP”) issued a November 29th news release stating that it had revoked the license of Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories, Inc. (“ETR”) of Leominster, Massachusetts. The news release describes ETR as a water-testing laboratory…
NPDES Permit/Clean Water Act: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Filed Challenging Massachusetts City's Phosphorus Provision
OARS, Inc. (“OARS”) filed a Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging a provision addressing phosphorus in a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit…
Arkansas Natural Resources Division Meeting Scheduled: December 15th/Proposed Retail Water Provider Rules
The Arkansas Natural Resources Division (“ANRD”) announced it will hold a scheduled meeting on December 15th. The meeting will be held both in person (1 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR) and via Zoom. ANRD is a division of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. It establishes policy and…