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Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Conway County Natural Gas...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and DeSoto Gathering Company, LLC (“DeSoto”), entered into an October 5th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Storage Tank Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Proposed Order and Assessment for Knoxville...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a proposed April 27th Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Mapco Express, Inc. (“Mapco”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Underground Storage...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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Good Neighbor Provision/SO2 National Ambient Air Quality Standard: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposal to Approve...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an August 8th Federal Register Notice proposing to approve an Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) submittal. See 84 Fed. Reg. 38895. The Arkansas...more

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92nd Arkansas General Assembly: Arkansas Nighttime Environment Protection Act/House Bill 1309

Representative Stephen Meeks introduced House Bill 1309 which is subtitled: To Create the Arkansas Nighttime Environment Protection Act (“Act”) - Representative Meeks is from Greenbrier, Arkansas. The Act would...more

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

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Lake View, Arkansas, (“Lake View”) entered into a January 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act...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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Annual Release Detection Equipment Testing: Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Canopy Article

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) staff authored an article in Issue 4 of the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) publication The Canopy titled: Annual Release Detection Equipment Testing...more

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Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – December 5, 2018 Meeting

As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of...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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Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Office of Land Resources/Regulated Storage Tanks: Arkansas Oil Marketers Association...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) Office of Land Resources undertook presentations at the October 18th Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) Workshop in Little Rock, Arkansas, titled: ...more

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In the latest version of what appears to be an annual exercise, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a regulatory reform bill over the Governor's veto that includes relaxation of environmental provisions. This...more

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Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Environmental Workshop: October 18th - Little Rock, Arkansas – REMINDER

The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) is once again hosting its Annual Environmental Workshop (“Workshop”). The Workshop will be held on October 18th at the Holiday Inn Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas....more

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How to Ace an Inspection: Russell McLaren (Entergy) Arkansas Environmental Federation Meeting Presentation

Mr. Russell McLaren undertook a presentation at the October 4th Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled: “How to Ace an Inspection” (Presentation) - Mr. McLaren serves as Entergy’s ARES Water Lead....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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Arkansas Oil Marketers Association Environmental Workshop: October 18th - Little Rock, Arkansas

The Arkansas Oil Marketers Association (“AOMA”) is once again hosting its Annual Environmental Workshop (“Workshop”). The Workshop will be held on October 18th at the Holiday Inn Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. The...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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Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – July Meeting

As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of...more

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Arkansas Air Regulations: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Seeks Input on Pre-Proposal for Streamlining (Update)

As noted in a May 30th post, the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has prepared a pre-proposal draft regulation which is described as Streamlining Arkansas Air Quality Regulations. The pre-proposal...more

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Design Professional Contract/Releases from Regulated Storage Tanks: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Request for...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) issued a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”): Design Professional Contract Related to Releases from Regulated Storage Tanks ...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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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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Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks – April Meeting

As noted in previous blog posts, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks for certain corrective actions and third party damage claims due to a release of...more

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Underground Storage Tanks/Facility Recordkeeping: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality 2018 Canopy Article

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) provided guidance on underground storage tank (“UST”) recordkeeping in the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association publication The Canopy (Issue 1, 2018)....more

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Storage Tank/Licensing Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Strong, Arkansas Storage Tank Owner Enter...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Dimum, Inc. dba Jade Foods (“DI”) entered into a January 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution Control and...more

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