Supplemental Environmental Project/Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Watertown Electroplating Facility Enter into Settlement Agreement
September 3, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and Moody & Associates, Inc., d/b/a Technical Plating (“Moody”) entered into a Settlement Agreement and Order (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Case No. HWM18-0007. The…
Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for Lakes/Reservoirs: Association of Clean Water Administrators/Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Comments
September 2, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Association of Clean Water Administrators and Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (collectively “ACWA”) submitted August 20th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on a document titled: Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Ouachita River Joint Pipeline Enter into Consent Administrative Order
September 2, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Ouachita River Joint Pipeline permittees (“Joint Pipeline”) entered into a July 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution…
Federal Hydropower: U.S. Departments of Energy, Interior and Army Execute Memorandum of Understanding
September 2, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”), Department of the Interior (“DOI”) and Department of the Army (“Army”) executed a document titled: Memorandum of Understanding for Federal Hydropower Among the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Army…
Wetland Mitigation Credits/Government Contract: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Contractor Request for Equitable Adjustment
September 1, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Court of Appeals (Federal Circuit) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in an August 26th Opinion a dispute regarding certain costs associated with a Federal Highway Administration (“FHA”) road design and reconstruction project. See Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. v. United States, 2020…