Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company LLC Enter into Consent Decree
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company LLC, d/b/a Fair Grounds Corporation (“Churchill Downs”) entered into a September 29th judicial Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged Clean Water Act violations. The proposed CD is being…
Accuracy Counts: Filing Complete and Accurate SARs and Program Specific Red Flags Related to Covid-19 Criminal or Fraudulent Activity
On September 29, 2020, at the 19th Annual AML & Anti-Financial Crime Conference, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) Director Kenneth Blanco reported over 91,000 suspicious activity reports (“SARs”) have been filed related to Covid-19 criminal and fraudulent activity. These 91,000…
FERC PURPA Rule Revisions/Order No. 872: Solar Energy Association United States Court of Appeals (9th) Petition for Review
September 30, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) filed a September 18th Petition before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging Order No. 872 which revised certain Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”) rules. The document filed by SEIA was styled: …
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Special Public Notice: Regulatory Office Contact Update
September 30, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Vicksburg”) issued a September 17th Special Public Notice (“Notice”) announcing an organizational structure change within its Regulatory office. Vicksburg states what it describes as the new “Regulatory Division”, previously known as…
State Drinking Water Distribution System Survey: Association of State Drinking Water Administrators White Paper
September 29, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (“ASDWA”) released a September 2020 White Paper titled: State Drinking Water Distribution System Survey (“White Paper”) The White Paper summarizes findings from a survey that the ASDWA undertook of its members on distribution system issues…