Clean Water Act, Consent Order

Pretreatment/Clean Water Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Decatur Soybean Processing/Oil Refinery...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/4/2023

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

Pretreatment Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Polyethylene Terephthalate Pellet...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/22/2023

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Indorama Ventures Sustainable Solutions LLC (“IVSS”) entered into an October 19th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a State Indirect Discharge (“SID”)...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Woodstock Recycling/Salvage Yard Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/29/2023

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and PK Business LLC (“PK”) entered into a May 25th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Stormwater Clean Water Act Stormwater...more

Stormwater Enforcement/Construction: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Leeds Developer Enter into Consent Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/9/2023

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and SDH Alabama, LLC (“SDH”) entered into a May 17th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Construction National Pollution...more

EPA PFAS Enforcement Has Begun

McGlinchey Stafford on 5/31/2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has taken its first-ever Clean Water Act (CWA) enforcement action against water pollution by so-called “forever chemicals” from a West Virginia chemical plant. On April...more

Citizen Suit Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Environmental Organizations Allege Violations by Virginia Public Owned Treatment Works

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/16/2021

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. and James River Association (collectively “Chesapeake”) filed a December 6th Clean Water Act citizen suit action (“Complaint”) in the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Brookwood Coal Processing Facility Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/22/2021

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and MRC-FG, LLC (“MRC”) entered into a November 15th Consent Order (“CO”) to address violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System...more

You should care that the First Circuit decided yesterday to reconsider (again) its respect for the role of Federal and State...

Mintz on 10/28/2021

This week the First Circuit Court of Appeals decided to rehear, en banc, the argument of a Massachusetts-based NGO that a 2014 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Administrative Consent Order did not preempt...more

Stormwater Enforcement/Construction: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Tuscaloosa County Commercial Development...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/21/2021

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Quiktrip Corporation (“Quiktrip”) entered into an October 6th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an ADEM National Pollution Discharge...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/Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Cement Manufacturing Facility Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/18/2021

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Holcim (US) Inc. (“Holcim”) entered into a February 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/15/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Dermott (“Dermott”) entered into an October 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/28/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Little Rock Zoological Gardens (“Zoo”) entered into an August 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/27/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Blytheville, Arkansas (“Blytheville”) entered into an August 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/12/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Heinke Road Property Owners – Sewer Improvement District No. 34 (“District”) entered into a July 30th Consent Administrative...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/21/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Peco Foods, Inc. (“PFI”) entered into an April 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Union County,...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/19/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Kehl Solutions, LLC (“KS”) entered into a February 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Nevada County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/22/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Nevada County entered into a March 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/21/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Keo, Arkansas, (“Keo”) entered into a February 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

Water Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Knox City, Texas Aviation Company Enter Into an Abatement Order on...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/1/2019

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and Cedar Ridge Aviation, LLC (“Cedar Ridge”) entered into an Abatement Order on Consent (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Missouri Clean Water Law. See Order...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Oak Grove, Arkansas RV Resort Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/29/2019

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Ozarks RV Resort Owners Association, Inc. (“Ozarks”) entered into a May 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing a violation of a Clean Water Act...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and City of Stamps, Arkansas Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/24/2019

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Stamps, Arkansas (“Stamps”) entered into an April 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Blount County, Alabama, Construction Project Operator...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/11/2019

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and High Tide Oil Company (“High Tide”) entered into a March 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Stormwater National...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and City of Magazine, Arkansas, Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/4/2019

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Magazine, Arkansas, (“City”) entered into a February 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National...more

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