The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and RelaDyne HOC (“RH”) entered into a December 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollution...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Westwood Village Sewer Facilities Board (“Board”) entered into an October 23rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and the City of Dyersburg, Tennessee (“City”) entered into an October 9th Consent Agreement and Assessment (“CAA”) addressing alleged violations involving...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Magnolia Marine Transport (“MMT”) entered into a November 1st Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violation of a provision of the Mississippi Code addressing...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Pangburn, Arkansas (“City”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more
Northwest Environmental Advocates (“NEA”) filed a November 6th Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Action in U.S. District Court in Washington alleging that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) had failed...more
The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued an October 2017 report titled:
Some States Have Trading Programs to Help Address Nutrient Pollution, but Use Has Been Limited (“Report”)
...more
The Barnhardt Manufacturing Company (“BMC”) filed an October 12th Appeal for Review (“Appeal”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging certain...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and the City of Maben, Mississippi (“City”) entered into a September 19th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution...more
A United States District Court (District of New Hampshire) addressed in a September 26th opinion whether a New Hampshire based development authority should have obtained a Clean Water Act Small Separate Storm Sewer System...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more
10/20/2017
/ Clean Water Act ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Demolition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Lead Paint ,
Mail Fraud ,
Restitution ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Tyson Foods ,
Waste Disposal ,
Wastewater ,
Wire Fraud
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator E. Scott Pruitt issued two documents dated October 16th addressing procedures involved in the resolution of litigation through consent decrees and settlement...more
10/18/2017
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Consent Decrees ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Due Process ,
EarthJustice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federalism ,
Investors ,
Petition for Review ,
Public Comment ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Shareholders ,
Statutory Deadlines ,
Transparency
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Tri.Con.Builders, Inc. (“TCBI”) entered into a September 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Super Concrete Corporation (“SCC”) entered into a September 7th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act...more
El Dorado Chemical Company (“EDCC”) filed a September 27th Request for Adjudicatory Hearing before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission.
The request addresses a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Waste Water Management, Inc. (“WWMI”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (‘CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution...more
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) joined a number of organizations in filing an Amicus Brief on September 8th with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in the case styled Upstate...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Hallman Foundry, LLC and A. Stucki Company (collectively “Hallman”) entered into a September 5th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a prepublication version of a final rule to be published in the Federal Register that postpones certain compliance dates for Clean Water Act effluent...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Jessieville School District and Fountain Lake School District (collectively, “District”) entered into an August 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
9/14/2017
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Consent Order ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Expiration Date ,
NPDES ,
School Districts ,
Stormwater Discharge Permits ,
Wastewater
The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Environmental Workshop was held on August 30th in Little Rock.
I undertook a presentation titled:
Identifying and Addressing Environmental Issues in Petroleum Marketing...more
9/2/2017
/ Buyers ,
Commercial Leases ,
Compliance Costs ,
Contract Terms ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Liability ,
Indemnification ,
Inspections ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Marketing ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Representations and Warranties ,
Sellers ,
Storage Tanks ,
Strict Compliance ,
Supply Agreements
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and D.R. Horton, Inc., (“DRHI”) entered into an August 17th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water...more
9/1/2017
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Consent Agreements ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Dredge and Fill ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Housing Developers ,
Permits ,
Section 404 ,
Wetlands