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95th Arkansas General Assembly/Arkansas Natural Resources Commission: Act 578 Authorizes Water, Waste Disposal, Pollution Control,...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/30/2025

Act 578 has been signed by the Governor which would authorize the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission (“NRC”) to issue certain general obligation bonds. ...more

95th Arkansas General Assembly/Water Permits: Legislation Introduced Tying Permitting to Prior Noncompliance

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/31/2025

Senate Bill 557 has been introduced which would provide the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) the authority to deny a: …permit relating to wastewater if the...more

Army Corps of Engineers/Geographic Distribution of Construction Funding for Water Resources Projects: February 20th U.S....

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/7/2025

The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published a February 20th report titled: Army Corps of Engineers: Geographic Distribution of Construction Funding for Water Resources Projects (“Report”)....more

95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 84 Prohibits Buffalo River and Other Watersheds Permitting Moratoriums

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/24/2025

Senate Bill 84 has been introduced by Senator Blake Johnson of Corning and Representative DeAnn Vaught of Horatio prohibiting moratoriums in watersheds and other bodies of water....more

95th Arkansas General Assembly: Senate Bill 10 Pre-Filed Addressing Water Usage/Electric Grid Impact by Digital Asset Mining

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/19/2024

The 95th Arkansas General Assembly will convene on January 13, 2025. Bill filing began on November 15th. Senator Bryan King of Green Forest has introduced Senate Bill 10. ...more

Arkansas Water Plan Update: Completion of First Phase Announced

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/23/2024

The Arkansas Governor’s Office issued a news release titled: Arkansas Water Plan Update Moves Forward After First Phase Completion (“AWP”). The news release states that the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and...more

94th Arkansas General Assembly/Retail Water Providers: Proposed Legislation Amending Oversight Provisions

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/3/2023

House Bill 1515 (“HB 1515”) has been introduced which would amend certain statutory oversight requirements for retail water providers. The legislation was introduced by Representative Maddox....more

94th Arkansas General Assembly/Retail Water Providers: Proposed Legislation Repealing Oversight Provisions

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/16/2023

House Bill 1022 (“HB1022”) has been introduced which would repeal certain oversight requirements for retail water providers. The legislation was introduced by Representatives Maddox and Vaught....more

Arkansas Environmental Service Firms: Alliance Technical Group Acquires GBMc & Associates

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/9/2022

Alliance Technical Group, LLC, (“ATG”) issued a December 6th news release stating that it had acquired GBMc & Associates (“GBMc”). ATG states that the acquisition was backed by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley...more

104(b) Grant Program: Arkansas Water Resources Center Announces Request for Pre-Proposals in Water Research (FY 2023)

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/21/2022

The Arkansas Water Resources Center (“AWRC”) announced in a September 13th notice it is inviting: . . . pre-proposals for research projects that address critical water needs in Arkansas. ...more

No-Discharge Water Permit Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/13/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Melbourne, Arkansas, (“Melbourne”) entered into a March 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

Waterworks/Condemnation Proceedings: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Applicable Statutory Authorities

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/10/2022

The Arkansas Court of Appeals (“ACA”) addressed in a February 2nd Opinion an issue arising out of a municipality’s use of statutory condemnation authorities to construct a treated-water transmission line....more

Fluoridation/Public Water Authority: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Applicability of Statutory Mandate

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/4/2020

The Arkansas Court of Appeals (“Court”) addressed in a March 18th Opinion a challenge to the application of Arkansas Code Annotated Section 20-7-136 (Act 197). See 2020 Ark. App. 180. Act 197 provides that: “[t]he...more

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