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

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Terra Renewal Services, Inc. (“Terra”) entered into a November 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order/Assessment Addressing Bledsoe County...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued an October 16th Commissioner’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Dunlap Stone, Inc. (“DSI”) addressing alleged violations of a National Pollution...more

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UIC/Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Files Benton County...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a March 3rd Complaint against the City of Bethel Heights (“Bethel Heights”) alleging violations of a Consent Administrative...more

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

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Marvell, Arkansas (“Marvel”) entered into a December 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Crawford County, Arkansas, Wastewater Treatment Facility...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Concord Water and Sewer Public Facilities (“Concord”) entered into a December 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

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Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Decision to Deny Regulation 5 Permit: C & H Hog Farms, Inc. Files Newton County...

C & H Hog Farms, Inc., (“C & H”) filed a November 20th pleading in Newton County, Arkansas, Circuit Court against the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) styled: Motion for Order to Show Cause (“Motion”)...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Detroit, Michigan Facility Complaint and Compliance Order

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and DCI Aerotech Inc. (“DCI”) executed a Complaint and Compliance Order (“Order”) addressing alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”)...more

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Wastewater/Collection System Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Carthage, Arkansas Enter into Consent...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Carthage, Arkansas (“Carthage”) entered into an August 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Kensett, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Kensett, Arkansas (“Kensett”) entered into a September 14th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address alleged violations of a Clean Water Act...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and National Park Service Enter into Consent Administrative...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the United States Department of the Interior – National Park Service (“NPS”) entered into an August 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Grant County, Arkansas Wastewater Treatment Facility...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Sheridan White Rock, Inc. (“SWRI”) entered into a July 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National...more

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Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Navy Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the United States Department of Navy (“Navy”) entered into a June 4th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“Consent Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Lafayette County, Arkansas Wastewater Treatment Facility...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and 24MW, LLC (“24”) entered into a June 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more

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

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

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

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Mountain View, Arkansas (“Mountain View”) entered into an April 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Turrell, Arkansas Enter into Consent Administrative Order

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Turrell, Arkansas, (“Turrell”) entered into an April 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act...more

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Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 8 (Administrative Procedures): Revised Draft Revisions

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) recently posted revised draft revisions to Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission No. 8 (Administrative Procedures)(“Reg. 8”). These revisions are a...more

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

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Oak Grove Heights, Arkansas (“City”) entered into an April 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act...more

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Pretreatment Enforcement: Mississippi Commission Of Environmental Quality and Pearl, Mississippi Facility Enter into Agreed Order

The Mississippi Commission of Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Valley Services, Inc. (“VSI”) entered into a March 5th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a pretreatment permit. See Order No. 6839 1A. The...more

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New Statutes of Limitation For Zoning Enforcement

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Statutes of limitation are laws that place a limitation on the period of time within which a party may commence litigation about certain matters. They are based upon the concept that there should be some time period during...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Garland County, Arkansas Improvement District Enter into...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the Mountain Top Suburban Improvement District No. 66 (“District”) entered into a February 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Lonoke County, Arkansas Improvement District Enter into...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Lonoke County Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement District No. 12 Mount Lake II Phase III Wastewater Treatment Plant (“District”) entered into a February...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Lonoke County, Arkansas Improvement District Enter into...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Lonoke County Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement District No. 12 Mount Lake II Phase III Wastewater Treatment Plant (“District”) entered into a February...more

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Strange But True: Recent EPA and State Actions Show Breadth of Environmental Enforcement

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A trilogy of recent federal and state enforcement actions show just how far agencies will go to enforce environmental regulations. Now may be a good time for a compliance audit....more

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Beware Environmental Regulations Lurking in Local Codes – Such as the Wellhead Protection Program

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Most companies know that the environmental impacts of their operations are regulated by the federal government (primarily the US Environmental Protection Agency) and various state governments (in Oregon, primarily the Oregon...more

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