The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and A & B Timber, Inc. (“A & B”) entered into a February 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Arkansas solid waste and water pollution provisions. See LIS No. 21-017.
The CAO provides that DEQ investigated complaints alleging that A & B:
. . . improperly disposed of solid waste and caused pollution of waters of the state at a site located northwest of the intersection of Calhoun 53 and Calhoun 235, Hampton, Calhoun County, Arkansas ( Site 1 ) and at another site located at 5865 Calhoun 40, Hampton, Calhoun County, Arkansas ( Site 2 ).
A & B is stated to own Site 1 which is referenced as containing a disused mining pit. Site 1 is stated to not constitute a permitted Solid Waste Disposal Facility. Further, Site 2 is stated to not constitute a Solid Waste Disposal Facility.