NPDES Stormwater Permit/Clean Water Act: Alabama Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Steel-Galvanizing Effluent Limits
The Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a February 18th Opinion a challenge to the issuance by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) of two Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits to Metalplate…
Arkansas Water Resources and Watersheds Conference: July 13-14/Fayetteville, Arkansas
The Arkansas Water Resources and Watersheds Conference (“Conference”) has been scheduled for July 13-14 at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Collaborators on the Conference include: Arkansas Water Resources Center Arkansas Forests & Drinking Water…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Ergon Baton Rouge, Inc., (“Ergon”) entered into a May 3rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Louisiana hazardous waste regulations. See Docket No. RCRA-06-2022-0924. Ergon is stated to be an “owner” or…
Environmental Justice: U.S. Department of Justice Announces Comprehensive Enforcement Strategy
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced what Attorney General Garland described as a: . . . new comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy to guide the Justice Department’s work and issued an Interim Final rule that will restore the use of supplement environmental…
Storage Tanks/Trust Fund Eligibility: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order Addressing Cookville Truck Stop
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an April 28th Proposed Order and Assessment (“Order”) to 111 Travel Center, LLC (“Super Truck and Travel Plaza”) (“111”) addressing Tennessee Storage Tank Trust Fund eligibility. See Case No. FDA22-0008. The Order states that…