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Wastewater Plant/Subdivision: Faulkner County Circuit Court Action Filed Alleging Prospective Nuisance/Trespass Associated with...

The James Howard Mize and Patricia Dean Mize Joint Revocable Trust (“Trust”) filed in the Circuit Court of Faulkner County, Arkansas on August 19th a Complaint against the following two corporations and one individual: ...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Poinsett County Food...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Riceland Foods, Inc. (“Riceland”) entered into a May 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Ashtabula, Ohio, Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas, LLC (“Huntsman”) entered into a May 8th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

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EPA Proposes Strict Clean Water Act Treatment Technology for Coal-Fired Power Plants

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On March 8th, the EPA proposed an Effluent Limitation Guidance (ELG) rule designed to meet a “zero discharge” goal for the steam electric power generating point source category. The proposal includes requirements for advanced...more

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Effluent Guidelines/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pre-Publication Notices Program Plan 15

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-Federal Register Notice referencing the availability of preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (“Plan 15”). Section 304(m) of the Clean...more

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EPA Seeks Input From the Slaughterhouse to Reduce Nutrients in Discharged Wastewater

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On Jan. 18, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it is seeking input regarding the development of Meat and Poultry Products (“MPP”) Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rulemaking Revision.  As part of this process...more

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

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Cities of Cotter and Gassville, Arkansas (collectively, “Cities”) entered into a June 13th Consent Administrative Order...more

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Copper/Wastewater Effluent: Administrative Challenge to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Denial of Use of...

Dowingtown Area Regional Authority (“DARA”) filed a December 28th Notice of Appeal (“Appeal”) before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board challenging a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”)...more

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EPA Takes Action on PFAS in Waste Water

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In September 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (“Preliminary Plan 15”) which includes two new rulemakings that are intended to reduce Per- and...more

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

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Albemarle Corporation (“AC”) entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more

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Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Initiation of Meat and Poultry...

A United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) news release states the agency has released the Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program 15 (“Plan 15”) which identifies the initiation of a Clean Water Act rulemaking to...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Arabi Cane Sugar Refinery Facility Enter into Settlement

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and American Sugar Refining, Inc., (“ASRI”) entered into an April 14th Settlement addressing alleged violations of a Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Order/Assessment Addressing Lewisburg, Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a February 26th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to the City of Lewisburg, Tennessee (“City”) for alleged violations of a National Pollution...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources Abatement Order to Jefferson County, Missouri, Public Sewer...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) issued a March 4th Abatement Order on Consent (“AOC”) to Jefferson County Public Sewer District (“Jefferson”). See Order No. 2019-WPCB-1579. The AOC addresses an...more

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Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Conservation Law Foundation Action Against New Hampshire Game and Fish Department for...

The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”)in federal court against the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (“Department”) alleging...more

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Water Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources Abatement Order/Egg Packing Facility

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) issued a May 30th Abatement Order on Consent (“AO”) to Mid-States Specialty Eggs (“Mid-State”) wastewater treatment facility (“Facility”). See Order No. 2018-WPCP-1532. ...more

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Final Effluent Guidelines Program Plan/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency May 2nd Federal Register Notice

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a May 2nd Federal Register Notice the Final 2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan (“Plan”). See 83 Fed. Reg. 19281....more

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Updates on Environmental, Administrative and Regulatory Law: EARL e-News: EPA Strengthens Power Plant Water Discharge Regulations

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On September 30, 2015, the EPA finalized a revision to its wastewater effluent standards for power plants. The new regulation (which takes effect sixty days after Federal Register publication of the revision) updates a 1982...more

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EPA Updates Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards For Steam Electric Generating Facilities – It’s Only Been 33 Years

On September 30, EPA released its long-awaited (long-feared?) final rule governing wastewater discharges from steam electric generating facilities. The trade press is presenting the rule as a victory for environmentalists...more

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EPA Issues Stringent Effluent Limitation Guidelines for Steam Electric Power Plants

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The final rule, touted by EPA as eliminating environmental impacts and cancer risks, substantively changes longstanding regulations regarding steam electric power plants. On September 30, the US Environmental Protection...more

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