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
On March 18, 2024, we issued an alert addressing Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (VDEQ’s) recently proposed Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Version 1.0 (Handbook). The proposed Handbook is available...more
In January 2024, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) released the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Version 1.0 (Handbook). The Handbook provides guidance to implement construction stormwater...more
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
The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and D.R. Horton, Inc. (“D.R. Horton”) issued a September 20th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Mississippi Code provisions addressing stormwater...more
Virginia’s construction stormwater discharge permit program continues to evolve on various fronts, including program implementation guidance. Indeed, stormwater regulatory stakeholders have much to digest from recent activity...more
North Carolina Proposes New Guidance for Vapor Intrusion Assessment and Mitigation - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has drafted new and revised guidance documents for the assessment and...more
Virginia’s construction stormwater discharge permit program appears to be undergoing major transformation over the next six to nine months, and reception to these changes from stakeholders is likely to vary given the...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Omni Home Builders at Diamondhead Resort Community, LLC (“Omni”) entered into a may 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more
Mike Rolband was appointed Director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in January 2022. Recently, Channing Martin, a partner in the Environment and Natural Resources Group at Williams Mullen, had the...more
On April 14, 2022, Michael Rolband, the director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), issued a memorandum addressing the framework for the implementation of more stringent stormwater management...more
Extensive changes to North Carolina's stormwater runoff statute went into effect today as part of Session Law 2021-158. The Stormwater Program amendments are embedded in an environmental omnibus bill entitled "An Act to...more
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
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
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and North Little Rock Municipal Airport (“NLR”) entered into a March 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
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
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
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
In 2014, what did Idaho, New Mexico, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have in common? Answer: the only states in the Union where pollutant discharge in waterways was overseen by the federal government (the U.S....more
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
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) circulated a reminder that the industrial stormwater general permit (“IGP”) will expire on June 30, 2019. ADEQ reminds IGP permit holders that they must submit a...more
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
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has issued a renewed Stormwater Industrial General Permit (“IGP”). The IGP is denominated ARR000000 and will be effective July 1, 2019....more
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
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