American Wetlands Series: Fayetteville, Arkansas, Public Library Schedules Three Webinars
The Fayetteville, Arkansas, Public Library (“Fayetteville”) has scheduled Virtual American Wetland Series webinars (“Webinars”). Three Webinars scheduled include: Wetlands as Community Assets (“Assets Webinar”) Wetland Regulations & the Clean Water Act (“Clean Water Act Webinar”) Wetlands and…
Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses Statute of Limitations
A United States District Court (N.D. California) (“Court”) addressed in an April 22nd Order whether the statute of limitations (“SOL”) barred a Clean Water Act (“CWA”) citizen suit action. See Clarke v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company, et al., 2021 WL 1580829. The SOL for a CWA action is five years…
Greentree Reservoir/Lonoke County, Arkansas: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Notices 404 Permit Application
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District)(“Corps”) public noticed on April 27th a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit application for a proposed Greentree Reservoir (“Reservoir”). See Application No. MVK-2021-117. The application is stated to have been submitted by Crooked Creek…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Lamar County Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment/Storage Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and US Ecology Sulligent, Inc. (“US Ecology”) entered into a March 24th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of provisions of the ADEM Administrative Code related to hazardous waste. See CO No. 21-XXX-CHW. US Ecology is…
Contamination/Asset Purchase Agreement: Federal Appellate Court Interprets Indemnification Provision
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Court”) addressed in a March 31st Opinion the indemnification provision of an Asset Purchase Agreement (“APA”) involving contamination that was identified subsequent to closing. See Wisconsin Central Ltd. v. Soo Line Railroad Co., No…