National Flood Insurance Program - Flood Plain Management Standards/Assessment of Impact on Threatened/Endangered Species: Federal Emergency Management Agency Request for Information
The United States Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) published a Request for Information (“RFI”) related to the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) in the October 12th Federal Register. See 86 Fed. Reg. 56713. The RFI seeks information regarding: …
Implementing the 2016 Selenium Criterion in Water Quality Standards: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Draft Technical Support Document
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a draft technical support document titled: Technical Support for Adopting and Implementing EPA’s 2016 Selenium Criterion in Water Quality Standards (“Draft Document”) See EPA 823-D-21-001 (October 2021). EPA’s purpose in issuing the…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Fountain Hill Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Fountain Hill, Arkansas, (“Fountain Hill”) entered into a September 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY 2023-2024 National Water Program Guidance: Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. Comments
The Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc., (“ASWM”) submitted October 1st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing: FY 2023 – 2024 National Water Program Guidance (“NWPG”) The October 1st letter is directed to EPA’s Deputy Assistant Administrator of…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: October 27th Meeting (Via Teleconference)
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…