The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Newburg Egg Processing Corp. (“Newburg”) entered into a May 19th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act...more
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Town of Wesson, Mississippi (“Wesson”) entered into a May 5th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) entered into a March 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) with the City of Wabbaseka, Arkansas (“Wabbaseka”). See LIS No....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Kiryas Joel Poultry Processing Plant (“KJPPP”) entered into a March 15th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CA”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Swifton, Arkansas, (“Swifton”) entered into a January 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
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
Wastewater Enforcement: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Farmerville Dental Office Enter into Settlement -
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and NELA Dental of Farmerville, L.L.C.,...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a report titled:
Semiannual Report of UST Performance Measures -
End of Fiscal Yar 2022 (October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022) (“Report”)...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the State Parks Division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism (“Parks Division”) entered into a November...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas Gravel Co., Inc. (“AGCI”) entered into a November 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Perry County Associates, LLC (“PCA”) entered into a November 9th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the ADEM Administrative Code solid waste...more
A United States District Court (W.D. Washington) (“Court”) addressed in an October 31st Order a Clean Water Act citizen suit action seeking an injunction to remedy alleged illegal discharge of pollutants into a lake and its...more
11/9/2022
/ Citizen Suits ,
Clean Water Act ,
Compliance ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Homeowners Association (HOA) ,
NPDES ,
SCOTUS ,
Storm Water ,
Summary Judgment
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wrightsville, Arkansas, (“Wrightsville”) entered into an October 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more
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
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and DR Horton Inc. – Birmingham (“DR”) entered into a September 21st Special Order by Consent (“Consent Order”) addressing alleged violations of an NPDES general...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) exercise certain Clean Water Act residual designation authorities to address stormwater discharges in three Massachusetts watersheds.
The designations were...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a September 12th news release stating that DiAne Gordan (“Gordon”) had been sentenced to 36 months in prison for allegedly fabricating discharge monitoring reports...more
9/21/2022
/ Clean Water Act ,
Compliance ,
Department of Environmental Conservation ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Crimes ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
False Reporting ,
NPDES ,
Restitution ,
Tennessee
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and LCS Recycling, LLC (“LCS”) entered into an August 9th Settlement addressing alleged violations of water, solid waste, and spill prevention and control (“SPC”)...more
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
7/27/2022
/ Administrative Consent Order (ACO) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Corrective Actions ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Violations ,
NPDES ,
Wastewater
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Clanton Transport LLC (“Clanton”) entered into a June 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Lake Village, Arkansas (“Lake Village”) entered into an April 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more
6/9/2022
/ Administrative Consent Order (ACO) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Clean Water Act ,
Compliance ,
Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Violations ,
NPDES ,
Wastewater
Several environmental organizations sent the following document to Rosemont Copper Company (“Rosemont”) on April 14th:
60-Day Notice of Intent to Bring Citizen Suit for Rosemont Copper Company’s Violations of the Clean...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Albermarle Corporation-South Plant (“Albermarle”) entered into a March 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Memphis District) (“Corps”) entered into a January 24th Consent Administrative Order...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Delta Oil Services, Inc. (“Delta”) entered into a February 16th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of Alabama regulations focused on used oil...more