National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Sampling/Inclement Weather: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Statement
February 24, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“Division of Environmental Quality”) recently issued a statement on its website addressing Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) sampling during inclement weather. DEQ states that: . . . If a permittee is unable…
State Environmental Agency Modernization/Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results: Environmental Council of the States Report (Including an Arkansas Case Study)
February 23, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Environmental Council of the States (“ECOS”) released a February 11th report titled: State Environmental Agency Modernization – Leveraging Unmanned Aerial Systems to Improve Environmental Results (“Report”) The Report is authored by Paulina Lopez-Santos, Project Associate, under the direction…
TVA/Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Memorandum of Agreement: Defining Responsibilities for the Deployment of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
February 23, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) executed a Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) titled: To Define Responsibilities for the Deployment of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in Tennessee The purposes of the MOA are…
93rd Arkansas General Assembly: Arkansas Authority to Seek Delegation/Section 404 Clean Water Act Program (UPDATE)
February 23, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
As previously noted, House Bill 1261 (“HB 1261”) was introduced on January 25th which would authorize the Arkansas Water Control Agency (i.e., Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality [“DEQ”]) to seek and accept delegation of the Section 404 Clean Water Act…
Brownfield Redevelopment: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Executes Voluntary Agreement Addressing Nashville Site
February 22, 2021
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Remediation (“TDEC”) and Germantown JV, LLC (“Germantown”) entered into a January 12th Brownfield Voluntary Agreement (“BVA”). The BVA addresses a 12.03-acre site located in Nashville, Tennessee. The Site is denominated the Modera…