Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (Division of Environmental Quality) and Fayetteville, Arkansas Open Cut/Topsoil Mine Operator Enter into Consent Administrative Order
November 15, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and MMSC, LLC, d/b/a Heritage Farms (“Heritage”) entered into an October 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act General Stormwater Permit regulations…
IRS Issues Safe Harbor for Application of Section 199A Deduction to Rental Activities
November 14, 2019
by Craig R. Cockrell
On September 24, 2019, the IRS issued much-needed guidance clarifying whether owners of rental real property may qualify for the 20 percent qualified business income deduction under Section 199A of the Code. The guidance, set forth in Revenue Procedure 2019-38, provides a safe harbor for real…
UO19 (Benzene) U22 (Toluene)/Delisting Petition for One-Time Amount: November 12th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register Proposal
November 14, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a November 12th Federal Register Notice proposing to grant three petitions to delist a one-time amount up to 20,100 cubic yards of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) listed hazardous wastes U019 (benzene) and U220…
Proposed Wetland Mitigation Bank/Lafayette-Nevada Counties (Arkansas): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) Prospectus
November 14, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg District) (“Corps”) issued a November 13th Public Notice regarding a proposal by WYCAR Land Company, LLC, to establish a wetland mitigation bank (“Bank”). See Application No. MVK-2018-862. The proposal encompasses the proposed establishment of…
Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Cement Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent Order
November 14, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Holcim Inc. (“Holcim”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of an air permit. The CO provides that Holcim operates a cement manufacturing facility (“Facility”) in Mobile County, Alabama. The Facility is…