Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Marvell Enter into Consent Administrative Order
February 14, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Marvell, Arkansas (“Marvel”) entered into a December 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System…
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations/Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions: American Water Works Association Comments
February 13, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) submitted February 5th comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on its efforts to revise the Lead and Copper Rule (“LCR”) revisions. See National Primary Drink Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions –…
Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and North Attleborough, Massachusetts Concrete Production Facility Enter into Consent Agreement
February 13, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Boro Sand and Stone, Corp. (“Boro”) entered into a January 30th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Air Act air permit. See Docket No. CAA-01-2020-0003. The CA provides that Boro owns and…
2020 State-Wide Annual Meeting and BioBlast/Arkansas Master Naturalists: May 1-3/Little Rock, Arkansas
February 13, 2020
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Master Naturalists are holding their annual membership meeting May 1-3 titled: 2020 State-Wide Annual Meeting and BioBlast (“Meeting”) The Meeting will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas. Arkansas Master Naturalists are described as 693 “volunteer educators, citizen scientists, and…
New I-9 Form for Employers
For employers seeking to fulfill their obligation to complete and retain Form I-9s for each person on their payroll, the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new version of the Form I-9 which employers should begin using now. Although the prior version of the Form I-9…