NPDES, Arkansas, Clean Water Act

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/30/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) entered into a February 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) with the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/11/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of McRae, Arkansas entered into a June 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Carroll County Motel...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/21/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Statue Road Inn (“SRI”) entered into a June 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/3/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Joiner, Arkansas, (“Joiner”) entered into a May 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/27/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Hardy, Arkansas (“Hardy”) entered into a February 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

94th Arkansas General Assembly/NPDES Permits: Property/Homeowner Associations Exemptions

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/7/2022

Representatives Lanny Fite and Richard McGrew have pre-filed House Bill 1015 which would amend Arkansas Code § 8-4-203(b)(1)(C). This statutory provision provides certain exemptions from the Clean Water Act National...more

West Fork White River Water Quality Improvement: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division Notes U.S....

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/12/2022

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division (“NRD”) issued an August 30th news release noting the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recognition of the water quality improvement on the...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/16/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ’) and the Arkansas Department of Corrections (“ADC”) entered into a July 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Sets Briefing Schedules...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/5/2022

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hermitage Commercial...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/15/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Clanton Transport LLC (“Clanton”) entered into a June 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more

Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. District Court Addresses Motion to...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/12/2022

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/7/2022

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

NPDES Permitting/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and U.S....

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/28/2022

As noted in an April 27th blog post, the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/23/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism (“Parks”) entered into a March 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more

SSO/Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Shannon...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/5/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Shannon Hills, Arkansas (“Shannon Hills”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/3/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Tri-City Utilities, Inc. (“Tri-City”) entered into a March 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

NPDES Permitting/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Seeks Judicial...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/28/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court (“Eastern District –...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/2/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Danville (“Danville”) entered into a December 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/15/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas City, Arkansas (“Arkansas City”), entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Wastewater Treatment Operator Enter into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/8/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Eagle Ridge Utility Operating Company, LLC (“Eagle Ridge”) entered into a July 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more

Arkansas Authority to Seek Delegation/Section 404 Clean Water Act Program: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment -...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/24/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental (“DEQ”) has set up an agency task force to potentially seek delegation of the Section 404 Clean Water Act permitting program. The ability of...more

Emergency Order of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/19/2021

Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) Director Becky Keogh issued on May 6th an Emergency Order (“EO”) to Ashish Sanon and Fort Smith Petro Environmental, LLC (“Fort Smith...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/13/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Wise & Nelson Properties, LLC (“W&N”) entered into an April 28th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/5/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Washington County Arkansas Road Department (“Department”) entered into an April 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/31/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism – State Parks Division (“Parks Division”) entered into a February 24th...more

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