Arkansas Regulated Storage Tank Stakeholders: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Schedules July 21st Meeting
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) issued a July 8th news release noting a scheduled Regulated Storage Tank Stakeholders Meeting via teleconference. DEQ’s Office of Land Resources will be hosting the meeting that will be held at 9:00 a.m…
Riparian Rights/Non-Navigable Water: Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Access Issue
Co-Author: Lizzi Esparza The Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District (“Court”) addressed in a June 28th Opinion certain riparian rights associated with a non-navigable waterbody. See Holm v. Kodat, 2021 IL App. (3d) 200164. The case involved a dispute regarding the ability of a riparian…
Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Baton Rouge Milk Processing Facility Enter into Settlement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Kleinpeter Farms Dairy, L.L.C., (“KFD”) entered into a Settlement addressing alleged violations of a Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“LPDES”) permit. See SA-WE-20-0023. KFD is stated to own and/or operate a milk…
Clean Water Act/EPA Needs to Better Assess and Disclose Quality of Compliance and Enforcement Data: U.S. Government Accountability Office Report
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a July 2021 report titled: Clean Water Act – EPA Needs to Better Assess and Disclose Quality of Compliance and Enforcement Data (“Report”) See GAO-21-290. The GAO Report was prepared in response to a request by: The Honorable Peter…
Riparian Rights/Construction of Pier: Wisconsin Appellate Court Addresses Scope of an Easement
Co-Author: Brett Whitley The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin (“Court) addressed in a June 23rd Opinion the scope of a lake easement. See Trahan v. Hinton, 2021 WL 2577142. The question considered was whether a pier could be placed within the easement. A lakefront property owner has riparian rights…