Section 401 Water Quality Certification/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Questions and Answers Document Addressing 2020 Rule Vacatur
December 28, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on December 17th a document titled: Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Questions and Answers on the 2020 Rule Vacatur (“Q&A”) The Q&A was drafted to provide questions and answers in response to what would…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Rector Enter into Consent Administrative Order
December 28, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Rector, Arkansas, (“Rector”) entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination…
Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCRM 5)/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule Requiring Collection of PFAS and Lithium Occurrence Data
December 27, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a final rule undertaking revisions to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (“UCMR 5”) for public water systems (“PWSs”). See 86 Fed. Reg. No. 73131. UCMR 5 will require certain PWSs to…
Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Executive Order 21-21: Arkansas Energy Resources Council Established
December 27, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s Office issued a December 20th news release noting execution of three Executive Orders (“EO”). The third EO (21-21) establishes the Arkansas Energy Resources Council (“AERC”). The establishment of the AERC was a recommendation of the Arkansas Energy Resources…
Asbestos/OSHA Enforcement: Proposed Assessment for Leawood, Kansas Contractor
December 27, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a December 20th news release stating it was proposing penalties and issuing a Hazard Alert Letter to Compass Resources LLC (“Compass”) for alleged violations. OSHA alleges that the Leawood, Kansas, contractor has exposed workers to…