Enforcement Actions, Stormwater Discharge Permits

Stormwater Clean Water Act Citizen Suit/Waters of the U.S.: Federal Court Addresses Applicability to Wet-Weather Stream

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/29/2024

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 2933009. ...more

Industrial Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Benton...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/6/2024

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

Water Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Fayette County Sand & Gravel Mining Facility Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/6/2023

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and West Alabama Sand and Gravel, Inc. (“West Alabama”) entered into a December 7th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of regulations addressing...more

Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tigard, Oregon, Structural Steel Fabricator Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/30/2021

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Fought & Company, Inc., (“Fought”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Stormwater Industrial General Permit. See Docket No....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

Construction/Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Van...

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

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Moses Plumbing, LLC (“Moses”) entered into a January 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Crittenden/Crawford...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/14/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and USA Truck, Inc. (“USA”) entered into a November 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violation of an...more

Storm Water Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Oktibbeha County Sawmill Enter into Agreed Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/10/2020

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Dewberry Sawmill (“Dewberry”) entered into an October 19th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Mississippi Baseline Storm Water General NPDES...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/12/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and JM Trucking & Trailer Leasing, LLC, (“JM”) entered into a February 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/31/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and American Air Filter Company, Inc., (“AAFC”) entered into a December 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Contractor of Mobile County, Alabama Commercial...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/13/2020

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Copart, Inc., (“Copart”) entered into a November 20th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (Division of Environmental Quality) and Little River County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/7/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Williamson Rock Hauling LLC (“Williamson”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (Division of Environmental Quality) and Fayetteville,...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/18/2019

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and MMSC, LLC, d/b/a Heritage Farms (“Heritage”) entered into an October 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Harvest, Alabama Residential Subdivision Contractor...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/8/2019

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Campbell & Mance Resources, LLC (“CMR”) entered into a Consent Order addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Director's Order/Assessment Addressing Adamsville,...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/9/2019

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an August 21st Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Gambrell Hickory Mill, LLC (“GHM”). The Order addresses a special products saw mill...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Saline County, Arkansas Construction Site Operator Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/17/2019

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Heritage Homes and Development of Central Arkansas, Inc. (“Heritage”) entered into a June 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more

Water Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Goshen, New York Transfer Station Operator Enter Into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/8/2019

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and IWS Transfer Systems of NY, Inc. (“IWS”) entered into a Consent Agreement and final Order (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Multi-Sector...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Fairhope, Alabama Salvage/Recycling Facility Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/24/2019

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and LA Recycling Services, LLC (“LA”) entered into a March 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations related to a general stormwater permit and...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Washington County, Arkansas, Construction Site Operator...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/14/2019

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Blue Springs Holding Company, LLC (“BSHC”) entered into a December 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act...more

Land Application/Water Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Miller County, Arkansas Facility Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/28/2018

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Jiles Clay Smith d/b/a S & S Farms (“S & S”) entered into an August 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a No-Discharge Water...more

Sanitary Sewer Overflow/Clean Water Act Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Polk County, Arkansas...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/27/2018

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Mena, Arkansas (“Mena”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and White County, Arkansas, Solid Waste Transfer Station...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/21/2018

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Searcy (“City”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution...more

Stormwater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Lee County, Arkansas Retail Motor Fuel Facility Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/13/2018

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and MAPCO Express, Inc., (“MEI”) entered into a May 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more

Construction/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Enforcement Action: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Standing Issue

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/4/2018

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a citizen suit enforcement action on May 7, 2018 to enjoin the construction of a funeral home and mortuary in Howard County,...more

Storm Water Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Jackson County, Mississippi Solid Waste Management...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/25/2018

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Applewhite Recycling Systems LLC (“Applewhite”) entered into a December 20th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a storm water permit. See...more

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