World Logistics Center Project/Settlement Agreement: Developer Agrees to $47 Million in Solar/Electric Vehicle Upgrades
The developer of a 40.6 million square foot California development project for a large-scale logistics operation (“World Logistics Center Project [Project]”) and various environmental/community groups entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) requiring certain actions related to energy use…
Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Washington County Sand/Gravel Mine Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Washington County Arkansas Road Department (“Department”) entered into an April 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing violations of a water/stormwater permit. See LIS No. 21-032. The…
NPDES Permit/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Anti-Backsliding Issue
The United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit (“10th Circuit”) in an April 29th Opinion addressed a challenge to effluent limits placed in a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit (“Permit”). See Rio Hondo Land & Cattle Company, L.P., v. Village…
OSHA Enforcement: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Water Technology Facility Cited for Alleged Violations
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued an April 28th news release stating it had cited Xylem Inc. (“Xylem”), for alleged violations. Xylem is described as a water technology company. OSHA states that a Xylem worker suffered an injury when a guardrail loosened. The worker…
American Wetlands Series: Fayetteville, Arkansas, Public Library Schedules Three Webinars
The Fayetteville, Arkansas, Public Library (“Fayetteville”) has scheduled Virtual American Wetland Series webinars (“Webinars”). Three Webinars scheduled include: Wetlands as Community Assets (“Assets Webinar”) Wetland Regulations & the Clean Water Act (“Clean Water Act Webinar”) Wetlands and…