Environmental Violations, Enforcement Actions, Discharge of Pollutants

Solid Waste Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Little River County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/13/2025

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Little River County entered into a February 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas...more

Environmental Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: United States District Court (District of Connecticut) Sentences Water Main...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/12/2025

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut issued a March 4th press release stating that National Water Main Cleaning Company (“NWMCC”) was sentenced by the United States District Court for the...more

Generic Prohibitions/NPDES Permits/Water Quality Standards: United States Supreme Court Decides City/County of San Francisco v....

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/6/2025

The Supreme Court of the United States (“Court”) issued an Opinion on March 4th in the case styled: City and County of San Francisco, California v. Environmental Protection Agency. See No. 23-753....more

Wetlands/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and SpaceX Enter into Consent Agreement and Final Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/3/2025

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (“SpaceX”) entered into a January 15th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean...more

Environmental Criminal Enforcement: Michigan Attorney General Announces Arrest of an Individual for Alleged Activities Associated...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/9/2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a news release announcing the arrest and arraignment of Rajinder Singh Minhas alleging: …multiple felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly mismanaging and neglecting...more

Citizen Suit Actions/Clean Water Act: Arkansas and 24 Other State Attorney Generals File Amicus Brief in Support of Writ of...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/8/2024

The Arkansas and 24 other State Attorney Generals (collectively, “Amici Curiae”) filed on October 28th an Amicus Brief supporting a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court to address a Clean Water...more

PFAS/Wastewater Enforcement: Michigan Attorney General Files Judicial Action Against White Pigeon Paper Board Mill for Alleged...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/6/2024

The Michigan Attorney General (“AG”) filed a Complaint in the Michigan Circuit Court for the 30th Judicial Circuit against Ox Paperboard WP, LLC (“Ox”) and White Pigeon Mills, LLC (“White Pigeon”) for alleged violations of a...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Greenbrier...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/16/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Greenbrier (“Greenbrier”) entered into an April 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Notice of Violation Addressing Conejos County Mine

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/14/2024

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) issued on April 30th a Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order (“NOV”) to Union Gold, Inc. (“UGI”) addressing alleged violations of the Colorado Water...more

Air/Citizen Suit Enforcement: Clean Air Council Notice of Intent to Sue Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chemical Facility

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/10/2023

The Clean Air Council and Environmental Integrity Project (collectively, “CAC”) sent a Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue (“NOI”) on February 2nd to the Shell Oil Company addressing its Shell Polymers Monaca Site...more

Univ. of Tenn. v. Univ. of Alabama: Allan Gates (Mitchell Williams Law Firm) Asks - Will EPA Ignore a Flagrant Violation of the...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/26/2022

My law firm colleague, Allan Gates, drafted an October 24th post in the American College of Environmental Lawyers (“ACOEL”) blog titled: Will EPA Ignore a Flagrant Violation of the Clean Water Act?...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Imboden Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/27/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Imboden, Arkansas, (“Imboden”) entered into a May 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Order Addressing Knoxville Gasoline Convenience Store

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/21/2022

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a January 11th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Pilot Travel Centers LLC (“Pilot”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Water...more

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/7/2021

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

112(r)(7)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Utica, New York, Brewing Facility Enter into Consent Agreement

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/5/2021

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Matt Brewing, Co., Inc. (“MBCI”) entered into a September 21st Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations...more

No-Discharge Permit/Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/8/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Southark Disposals Group, LLC (“Southark”) entered into a May 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Tishomingo County Airport (Belmont) Enter into Agreed...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/25/2021

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Tishomingo County Airport (Belmont) (“Airport”) entered into a May 18th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi Code related to...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Madison County Inorganic Chemical Plant Operator Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/20/2021

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and ISP Chemicals, LLC, (“ISP”) entered into an April 18th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Jefferson County Developer Enter into Consent Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/13/2021

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and USS Real Estate (“USS”) entered into a Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an NPDES General Permit (Stormwater)(“Permit”). The CO provides...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Arkansas Department...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/31/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism – State Parks Division (“Parks Division”) entered into a February 24th...more

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/10/2021

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

Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Industrial Wastewater Operator Pleads Guilty to Alleged Landfill Leachate Discharges

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/21/2021

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a January 14th news release stating that Robert J. Massey of Brighton, Michigan pleaded guilty before a United States District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Sebastian County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/10/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Terra Renewal Services, Inc. (“Terra”) entered into a November 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, Copper-Processing Company Charged for Alleged Violations

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/9/2020

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a December 1st news release stating that a copper-processing company had been charged with three felony counts alleging violations of the...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Black Rock...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/10/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Black Rock, Arkansas (“Black Rock”) entered into a December 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

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