A United States District Court (W.D. Texas, “Court”) addressed in a June 11th Decision issues arising out of a Clean Water Act citizen suit enforcement action. See Ragsdale v. JLM Construction Services, Inc. 2024 WL...more
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...more
8/22/2024
/ Clean Water Act ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Effluent Limitations ,
Land Developers ,
Land Owners ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Restraining Orders ,
Revocable Trusts ,
Storm Water ,
Wastewater
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Mr. Mulch, LLC (“Mr. Mulch”) entered into a July 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Stormwater...more
The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) has adopted the following:
Petition to Initiate Rulemaking to Approve Amendments to Regulation 6: Regulations for State Administration of the National...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Wafler Farms, Inc., doing business as Wafler Nursery & Orchards (“WFI”) entered into a July 23rd Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act....more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Malvern, Arkansas, (“Malvern”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressed alleged violations...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and K&M Excavating, LLC (“K&M”) entered into a May 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more
A May 2024 report has been issued titled: New Guide for Using Clean Water Act Discharge Permits to Protect Drinking Water Sources (“Guide”).
The Guide was issued by the Source Water Collaborative (“SWC”)....more
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
5/16/2024
/ Administrative Consent Order (ACO) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) ,
Corrective Actions ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Violations ,
NPDES ,
Wastewater
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
The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) sent an April 10th letter to Patriot Beverages, LLC and CPF, Inc. (collectively, “Pepsi Beverages”) styled: Notice of Violations and Intent to File Suit Under the Clean Water Act...more
The United States Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a March 13th memorandum issues arising out of a boatyard operator’s insurance policies. See City of Los Angeles v. Traverlers Indemnity...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") and Crowleys Ridge College ("Crowleys Ridge") entered into a February 20th Consent Administrative Order ("CAO") addressing an...more
3/13/2024
/ Administrative Consent Order (ACO) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Enforcement Actions ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Waste Treatment Facilities ,
Wastewater
The City of Holyoke, Massachusetts, (“Holyoke”) filed a document before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) titled:
Petition for Review of City of Holyoke Water...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and TD Granite & Marble (“TD”) entered into a February 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more
3/6/2024
/ Administrative Consent Order (ACO) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Enforcement Actions ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Reclamation ,
Storm Water ,
Stormwater Discharge Permits
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a February 2024 guidance document (“Guidance”) titled:
Understanding Lagoon Requirements Under 40 C.F.R. Part 503: Best Management Practice for Use or...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas and Missouri Railroad Company (“AMRC”) entered into a February 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a July 13th proposed Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Kopper Glo Mining, LLC (“Kopper”). See Case No. MGR22-0118.
The Order provides that...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and National Park Service (“NPS”) entered into a January 2nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Berg Brothers Recycling, Inc. (“Berg Brothers”) entered into a January 31st Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act stormwater...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a recent opinion whether a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit should have been obtained by...more
The Environmental Defense Fund (“EDF”) announced issuance of a report titled:
U.S. Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing on Track to Meet Demand (“Analysis”) -
The EDF Analysis’ objective was to determine whether...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Disposal District (“St. Landry”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of a solid waste permit...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Bunge North America (“BNA”) entered into a November 8th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act State Indirect Discharge (“SID”)...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is issuing for public comment draft guidance on applying the United States Supreme Court decision in County of Maui vs. Hawaii Wildlife Fund.
EPA had previously...more
11/29/2023
/ Clean Water Act ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Draft Guidance ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
SCOTUS ,
Water Pollution