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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Malvern Clay Brick Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Acme Brick Company (“ABC”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 21-073. The CAO provides that ABC owns and operates a clay…
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Whole Effluent Toxicity/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nonbinding Guidance
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in an August 5th Opinion a judicial challenge to nonbinding guidance that had been issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). See Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment…
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Arkansas Water Personnel Moves: Tony Ramick (Arkansas Natural Resources Division) Joins Bayou Meto Water Management District
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The Bayou Meto Water Management District (“District”) announced that Tony Ramick has joined the organization as Assistant Director. Mr. Ramick retired with more than 33 years of service to the State of Arkansas which included: Arkansas Department of Health Arkansas Department of Agriculture…
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Migratory Bird Treaty Act: Strengthening Legislation Introduced
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) recently introduced the Migratory Bird Protection Act (“Proposed Act”). The two sponsors and various allied supporters state that the legislation would permanently codify and strengthen the Migratory Bird Treaty Act…
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Thermal Discharges/Steam-Electric Power Plant: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses Challenge to NPDES Permit
Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in an August 3rd Opinion a Petition for Review challenging certain conditions of a coal-fired, steam-electric power plant Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
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