Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Osceola Grain Elevator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Poinsett Rice and Grain, Inc. (“PRGI”) entered into an October 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See LIS No. 20-180. The CAO provides that PRGI…
NPDES Permit/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Electronic Reporting Rule/Phase 2 Extension
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) promulgated a final rule in the November 2nd Federal Register addressing the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Electronic Reporting Rule (“eRule”). See 85 Fed. Reg. 69189. EPA states the Rule addresses…
Municipal Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice and City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Enter into Consent Decree
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) entered into an October 29th Consent Decree (“CD”) with the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado (“Colorado Springs”) addressing alleged Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit violations. See Civil Action No…
Illinois River Watershed Steering Committee: November 9th Virtual Meeting Scheduled
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment and Department of Agriculture (collectively “DEQ”) issued an October 22nd Joint Press Release noting that a virtual meeting has been scheduled for the Illinois River Watershed Steering Committee (“Committee”). The meeting will be held on November…
OSHA Enforcement: 144 Establishments/$2,025,431 in Coronavirus Penalties Proposed
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced in an October 30th news release it has proposed $2,025,431 penalties through October 22nd for alleged violations related to the Coronavirus. The penalties are related to citations for 144 establishments. The alleged…