Wastewater, NPDES

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/20/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of England, Arkansas entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more

Wastewater Plant Reconstruction: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/13/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Wynne, Arkansas entered into a November 21st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing operation of a wastewater...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Town of Gloster Enter into Agreed Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/11/2024

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Town of Gloster, Mississippi entered into a July 8th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/6/2024

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

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/22/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Lake Village, Arkansas entered into an October 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more

Supplemental Environmental Project/Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Mullan, Idaho Mine Operator...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/23/2024

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Hecla Limited (“HL”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/21/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Strong, Arkansas entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of the...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and U.S. Army Corps of...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/14/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) entered into a September 25th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”)...more

Wastewater Enforcement; Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Searcy Utility Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/8/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Searcy Board of Public Utilities (“Searcy”) entered into an August 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/25/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Lonoke, Arkansas entered into a July 18th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing violations of a Clean...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/23/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Bradley, Arkansas entered into an August 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

Wastewater Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Cook County Circuit Judge Addresses Illinois Attorney General Complaint Alleging...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/20/2024

A Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (“Court”) Judge addressed in a September 9th Order issues arising out of a Second Amended Complaint (“Complaint”) filed by the Illinois Attorney General (“AG”) filed against 401 Wabash...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/18/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Lockesburg, Arkansas entered in an August 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

Generic Prohibitions/NPDES Permits/Water Quality Standards: Environmental and Community Organizations' Amici Curai Brief...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/17/2024

EarthJustice and other environmental/community organizations have filed a joint Amici Curai Brief in the United States Supreme Court styled: City and County of San Francisco v. EPA (“Brief”). See Docket No. 23-753....more

Nitrogen/Wastewater Treatment Plant: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Filed Challenging Washington NPDES Permit

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/13/2024

The Northwest Environmental Advocates (“NWEA”) filed a September 7th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board challenging a Clean Water Act...more

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 Saline County Truck...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/4/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Al’s Truck Stop of Malvern, Inc. (“Al’s”) entered into an April 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

North Carolina National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program: Southern Environmental Law Center Request that U.S....

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/4/2024

The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) filed the following before the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”): Petition to Withdraw North Carolina’s National Pollutant Discharge...more

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

Generic Prohibitions/NPDES Permits/Water Quality Standards: Public Wastewater/Stormwater agencies Amici Curiae Brief addressing...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/20/2024

Various municipalities and public wastewater and stormwater utilities have filed a joint Amici Curiae brief in the United States Supreme Court Case styled: City and County of San Francisco v EPA...more

PFAS/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Enforcement: Coosa River Basin Initiative and Georgia Municipality Enter into Consent Decree

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/15/2024

The Coosa River Basin Initiative (“Initiative”) and City of Calhoun, Georgia (“Calhoun”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00068-WMR. ...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

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Whole Effluent Toxicity Permit Writer's Manual: U.S. Environmental Protection...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/1/2024

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a July 2024 document titled: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Whole Effluent Toxicity Permit Writer’s Manual (“Manual”)....more

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

Manatee County Phosphate Facility/Clean Water Act: Environmental Organizations and Florida Department of Environmental Protection...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/15/2024

Five environmental organizations entered into a Joint Notice of Settlement (“Settlement”) with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) in the United States District Court for the District of Florida. See...more

Wastewater › NPDES

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"