Arkansas Water Personnel Moves: Beaver Water District Names Ms. Amber Ebbrecht Assistant Education Coordinator
The Beaver Water District (“BWD”) announced in its Spring 2020 publication The Source the appointment of Ms. Amber Ebbrecht to its staff. Ms. Ebbrecht was named BWD’s Assistant Education Director. The publication states that Ms. Ebbrecht will: . . . assist the BWD Education Coordinator and the…
APRIL 24, 2020 UPDATE: Survey of State Insurance Department COVID-19 Regulatory Actions
While state insurance regulation on COVID-19 related matters continues to slow, we anticipate additional guidance, or modification to prior guidance, as states begin to develop procedures for reopening. REMINDER: We will distribute an updated version of this chart twice a week for the foreseeable…
Cybersecurity Enforcement Deadlines in the Wake of COVID-19
While some regulations have been relaxed a bit to provide flexibility during shelter-in-place or other restrictive measures, one area that is generally not slowing down is privacy and cybersecurity. The past few years have seen a rollout of new privacy and cybersecurity measures at the state…
Elective Procedures to Resume in Arkansas Subject to Limitations
April 24, 2020
by Megan D. Hargraves
The Secretary of Health, in consultation with Governor Asa Hutchinson, will allow elective procedures to resume on April 27, 2020, subject to certain requirements. With very few exceptions, all elective procedures were halted on April 3, 2020. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) emphasizes that…
Utility Line Activities/Clean Water Act: Federal District Court (Montana) Enjoins Nationwide Permit 12
A United States District Court (Montana) (“Court”) addressed in an April 15th decision a challenge to the United States Corps of Engineers’ (“Corps”) issuance of Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit (“NWP”) 12 (Utility Line Activities). See Northern Plains Resource Council, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps…