Permits, Arkansas

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/23/2024

Part III Section D, Condition 10 of the RGI NPDES permit requires the submission of a complete permit renewal application at least 180 days prior to the expiration date of the permit if the activity regulated by the permit is...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Monticello Powdered Activated...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/1/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Envirapac Monticello, LLC (“EML”) entered into a January 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/18/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Bradford, Arkansas, (“Bradford”)entered into an October 20th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

Mining Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Washington County Mine...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/19/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Wedington Mine, LLC (“Wedington”) entered into a December 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Stuttgart Agricultural...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/12/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Riceland Foods, Inc. (“Riceland”) entered into a November 6th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

Washington County Landfill, Expansion: Individual Petitioners/Mayor Russell/Tontitown Joint brief in Support of Second Motion for...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/25/2023

As previously noted in April 19th and 18th blogs, the Mayor of Tontitown and certain individuals filed separate Requests for Adjudicatory Hearing and Commission Review (collectively “Petitioners”) before the Arkansas...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Miller County Sand Processing...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/10/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Samsand, LLC (“Samsand”) entered into a June 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Bearden Asphalt Plant...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/9/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Jet Asphalt & Rock Co., Inc., (“Jet”) entered into a June 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) to address an alleged...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Siloam Springs Rubber Belt...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/31/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Gates Corporation (“Gates”) entered into a June 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Warren Hardwood Flooring...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/8/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and AHF, LLC, d/b/a AHF Products (“AHF”) entered into a May 24th 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/Environmental Licensing/Permitting Fees: Legislation Introduced Proposing Amendments

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/22/2023

Senator Irvin introduced Senate Bill 288 which would make certain revisions to sections of the Arkansas statute addressing environmental licensing and permitting fees. The legislation also amends the statutory provision...more

94th Arkansas General Assembly/Non-Municipal Domestic Sewage Treatment Permits: Home/Property Owners Exemption Proposed

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/30/2023

Representatives Richard McGrew and Lanny Fite filed House Bill 1015 which would amend Ark. Code Ann. § 8-4-203(b)(1)(C). The above-cited Arkansas Code provision exemptions for certain entities related to National...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

Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality/Office of Water Quality Update: Stacie Wassell (Deputy Associate Director) Arkansas...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/27/2022

Ms. Stacie Wassell undertook a presentation on October 6th at the Arkansas Environmental Federation Convention titled: Office of Water Quality Update (“Presentation”) - Ms. Wassell serves as the Deputy Associate Director...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

Hot Springs/Little Rock Recreational Trail Project/Clean Water Act: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District) Public...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/26/2022

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Little Rock District)(“Corps”) issued an August 24th Public Notice referencing Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act permit...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County Metal...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/10/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and SFI of Arkansas, LLC (“SFI”) entered into a June 3rd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of an air...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

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

No-Discharge Water Permit Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/13/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Melbourne, Arkansas, (“Melbourne”) entered into a March 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Rosebud Rock Crushing Plant...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/14/2022

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

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/6/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Lepanto, Arkansas (“Lepanto”) entered into a September 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Russellville Air Curtain...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/2/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and R.E.C. Transport, Inc. (“R.E.C.”), entered into a July 26th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

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