National Water Reuse Action Plan/Collaborative Implementation (Version 1): U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Release
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released on February 27th a document titled: National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation (Version 1) (“Action Plan”) The Action Plan is described as identifying: . . . action leaders, partners, implementation…
Stormwater Enforcement/Construction: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment and Washington County, Arkansas, Construction Site Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Riggins Commercial Construction, LLC, (“Riggins”) entered into a February 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Stormwater Construction General Permit No…
Court of Appeals Limits Defendant's Right to Allocate Fault to Nonparties
The Arkansas Court of Appeals recently limited a defendant’s right to allocate fault to nonparties. The allocation of fault to nonparties has long been a source of confusion and uncertainty for litigants in Arkansas. This is in part due to tension between the judiciary and the legislature over tort…
Wind Power/Mandated Recycling of Turbine Blades: Wyoming Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Landfill Disposal
Legislation was introduced into the Wyoming legislature that would prohibit the placement of a wind turbine blade in whole or in part in: . . . mixed municipal solid waste, a solid waste management facility, commercial solid waste management facility or a commercial waste incineration or disposal…
Site Plan Review/Limestone Quarry: Appeal/Complaint for Declaratory Judgment Filed in Benton County, Arkansas, Circuit Court
The Cross Hollows Preservation Association (“Cross Hollows”) and several individuals filed a Notice of Appeal and Complaint for Declaratory Judgment (“Complaint”) in the Circuit Court of Benton County, Arkansas, in regards to the development of a limestone quarry (“Quarry”). See Case No…