Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require an NPDES Permit?: Jamie Ewing/Allan Gates/Jordan Wimpy Arkansas Environmental Federation Webinar Presentation
Jamie Ewing (Environmental Assessment Director, Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority), Allan Gates and Jordan Wimpy (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) undertook an Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar presentation on May 21st titled: County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Does a Discharge of…
Asbestos Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management Issues Proposed Administrative Order to Albertville Contractor
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) issued an April 13th Proposed Administrative Order (“AO”) to Maynor Contracting LLC (“MC”). The AO provides that MC is a contractor located in Albertville, Alabama. MC is stated to be responsible for the demolition of a former K-Mart…
Net Metering/Energy: Arkansas Public Service Commission Issues Order No. 28
The Arkansas Public Service Commission (“PSC”) issued on June 1st Order No. 28 in Docket No. 16-026-R which is styled: In the Matter of Net Metering and the Implementation of Act 827 of 2015 Order No. 28 (“Order 28”) states that it is implementing the provisions of Act 464 of 2019 and, through…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Department of Justice/Commonwealth of Massachusetts Enter into Consent Decree with Multi-State Operator of Heated Petroleum Storage Facilities
The United States Department of Justice and Commonwealth of Massachusetts (collectively “DOJ”) and Sprague Resources, L.P. and Sprague Operating Resources, LLC (collectively “Sprague”) entered into a May 29th Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of: Massachusetts’ federally approved…
Air Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Iberville Parish, Louisiana, Natural Gas Fractionation Plant Operator Enter into Settlement
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and EnLink Processing Services, LLC (“EnLink”) entered into a May 20th Settlement addressing alleged violations of a Title V air permit. See Settlement Tracking No. SA-AE-19-0100. The Settlement provides that EnLink owned and/or operated a…