Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Fountain Hill Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Fountain Hill, Arkansas, (“Fountain Hill”) entered into a September 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY 2023-2024 National Water Program Guidance: Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. Comments
The Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc., (“ASWM”) submitted October 1st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing: FY 2023 – 2024 National Water Program Guidance (“NWPG”) The October 1st letter is directed to EPA’s Deputy Assistant Administrator of…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: October 27th Meeting (Via Teleconference)
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Regional Conservation Partnership Program: Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Grants for Alternative Funding Arrangements
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NCRS”) announced in a September 24th news release that it will fund nearly $75 million for 15 partner-led projects to address natural resource concerns on private lands. Projects are funded by the Regional…
Storage Tank Liability Insurance Policy/Petroleum Release: Federal District Court Addresses Notification Issue
A United States District Court (D. New Hampshire)(“Court”) addressed in an October 13th Memorandum and Order (“Order”) an issue arising out of a storage tank liability insurance policy. See TRT Development Company, Inc., et al. v. ACE American Insurance Company, 2021 WL 4777240. The question…