2021 NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues Pre-Publication Federal Renewal
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication Federal Register Notice for its 2021 Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (“MSGP”). The MSGP is a general permit (as opposed…
Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Athens Automotive Gasket Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and American Leakless Company LLC (“ALC”) entered into a November 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama regulations related to Hazardous Waste. See Consent Order No. 21-XXX-CHW. The CO provides that ALC…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Warren Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Warren Water and Sewer (“Warren”) entered into a December 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination (“NPDES”)…
Non-Profit Hospital Real Property Potentially Exempt from County Property Taxes
January 26, 2021
by Devin R. Bates
Double-check the Tax Man by Double-checking your Parcel Usage Understandably, most hospital accounts payable departments are good at paying bills that come in the mail. However, when it comes to paying any bills that come in from the county tax collector, Arkansas non-profit hospital accounts…
93rd Arkansas General Assembly: Arkansas Authority to Seek Delegation/Section 404 Clean Water Act Program
The 93rd Arkansas General Assembly convened for regular session on January 11th. The pre-filing of bills and resolutions began on November 16th. House Bill 1261 (“HB 1261”) was introduced on January 25th which would authorize the Arkansas Water Control Agency (i.e., Arkansas Department of Energy…