Wastewater, Environmental Violations, Enforcement Actions

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/9/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Tokai Carbon GE LLE (“Tokai”) entered into an August 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/13/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Faulkner County POID (“FC”) entered into a May 15 Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing violations of a Clean Water...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/16/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Greenbrier (“Greenbrier”) entered into an April 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Notice of Violation Addressing Conejos County Mine

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/14/2024

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) issued on April 30th a Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order (“NOV”) to Union Gold, Inc. (“UGI”) addressing alleged violations of the Colorado Water...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/7/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Morrilton, Arkansas, (“Morrilton”) entered into a December 12th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...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

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/25/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wilmot, Arkansas, (“Wilmot”) entered into a September 29th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/27/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Imboden, Arkansas, (“Imboden”) entered into a May 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/31/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and HSNC, Inc. d/b/a Village Springs Health and Rehabilitation (“Village Springs”) entered into an April 26th Consent Administrative...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/18/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (‘DEQ”) and City of Mountainburg, Arkansas, (“Mountainburg”) entered into a March 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/21/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Faulkner County Public Facility Board (“Board”) – d/b/a Preston Community Wastewater Utility entered into a February 17th Consent...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation Order Addressing Knoxville Gasoline Convenience Store

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/21/2022

The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) issued a January 11th Director’s Order and Assessment (“Order”) to Pilot Travel Centers LLC (“Pilot”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee Water...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

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/24/2021

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

Wastewater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Madison County Inorganic Chemical Plant Operator Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/20/2021

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and ISP Chemicals, LLC, (“ISP”) entered into an April 18th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/7/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wabbaseka, Arkansas (“City”) entered into a March 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/13/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Magazine, Arkansas, (“Magazine”) entered into a February 10th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...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

Wastewater/Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Mobile County Cement Manufacturing Facility Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/18/2021

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Holcim (US) Inc. (“Holcim”) entered into a February 26th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge...more

Environmental Prosecutions Increased in Pandemic Year

Baker Donelson on 2/24/2021

It is worthwhile for plant managers and environmental managers to pay attention to the types of cases involving environmental violations which are selected by regulators and prosecutors for criminal enforcement. That is...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/28/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Warren Water and Sewer (“Warren”) entered into a December 17th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/10/2020

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

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/8/2020

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

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/10/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Black Rock, Arkansas (“Black Rock”) entered into a December 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality and City of Altus Enter into Consent Administrative Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/25/2019

The Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Altus, Arkansas (“City”) entered into a September 27th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National...more

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