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Founded in 1967, the Arkansas Environmental Federation is a 501c(3) non-profit education association with more than 350 members, the vast majority of them businesses and industries that deal with environmental, safety, and health regulations on a day-to-day basis. The AEF focuses on practical, common-sense laws and regulations based on sound science; a teamwork approach to compliance; and waste minimization and pollution prevention. The AEF enables information to be exchanged on a daily basis between its members, government regulators, and policy makers. 43rd Annual Convention Registration |
The AEF's Annual Convention and Trade Show will be held at the Hot Springs Convention Center in Hot Springs, AR. The event will include a Trade Show and breakout sessions with speakers including Robert Bryce, journalist and author of "Pipe Dreams: Greed, Ego and the Death of Enron," “Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusion of Energy Independence" and "Power Hungry: The Myths of Green Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future", and Tom W. Dillard, Head of Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Author and Columnist. We’ll also hear from EPA Region 6 Administrator Dr. Al Armendariz and Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Director Teresa Marks. ADEQ Division Chiefs and a number of environmental professionals will round out the two day Convention. This is the largest environmental related trade show in the mid-South. For more information on the 43rd Annual Convention, click here. To register, click here. To become an exibitor, click here. For standard rates for services and exhibitor instructions, click here. ADEQ IGP Compliance Schedule Decided |
On August 27, 2010 the appeal filed by the Arkansas Environmental Federation of the 2009 Industrial General Stormwater Permit was fully withdrawn and dismissed. With the withdrawal of the appeal, many of the compliance dates within the permit have now passed. To see the new compliance schedule that will be enforced by the Department for facilities currently covered under the expired 2004 Industrial General Permit or 2009 Industrial General Permit (Modified Stay), please click here. EPA Deadline Pending for MACT Notifications |
EPA’s March 30 final publication of the Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) MACT has some pending deadlines which you should pay attention to. This area MACT applies to stationary diesel engines at industrial or manufacturing facilities. Initial notifications are required to be filed by August 31, 2010. Retrofits, where required, are to be completed by May 3, 2013. § 63.6645 What notifications must I submit and when?
(a) You must submit all of the notifications in §§ 63.7(b) and (c), 63.8(e), (f)(4) and (f)(6), 63.9(b) through (e), and (g) and (h) that apply to you by the dates specified if you own or operate any of the following;
(1) An existing stationary CI RICE with a site rating of less than or equal to 500 brake HP located at a major source of HAP emissions.
(2) An existing stationary CI RICE located at an area source of HAP emissions.
(3) A stationary RICE with a site rating of more than 500 brake HP located at a major source of HAP emissions.
(4) A new or reconstructed 4SLB stationary RICE with a site rating of greater than or equal to 250 HP located at a major source of HAP emissions.
(5) This requirement does not apply if you own or operate an existing stationary CI RICE less than 100 HP, an existing stationary emergency CI RICE, or an existing stationary CI RICE that is not subject to any numerical emission standards. To review a summary of the MACT, courtesy of Air Committee Chairman Stan Jorgensen of ECCI, click here. A copy of EPA’s example notification form can be found here. An aid to help Title V HAP major facilities determine where they fit in can be found here. In case you’re hungry for more, EPA published a second rule last Friday, August 20, which contains new standards for stationary spark ignition engines (gasoline, natural gas, etc…). We hope to forward a similar summary soon for that soon. Initial notifications will be late this year and standards will be effective August 20, 2013. Again, thanks to Stan for compiling this information for our members. | Texas Not Amending Laws to Permit GHG |
Chairman of the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality and the Attorney General of Texas wrote a letter to EPA Administrators outlining their concerns with Greenhouse Gas regulations. To read the full letter, click the link below. Click here for the letter to EPA Administrators. | Arkansas's View on Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
ADEQ Director Teresa Marks sent a letter to EPA Administrator Al Armendariz describing their decision about regulation changes outlined in the GHG Tailoring Rule. To read the full letter, click the link below. Click here for the letter to EPA.
AEF's Position on Global Climate Change
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The Arkansas Environmental Federation Board of Directors and Government Affairs Committee have adopted a position statement on Global Climate Change. The position statement describes the overall principles that AEF believes should be applied to climate change legislation at the both the federal and state levels, and is one we believe is based on facts and sound economic justification. The full position can be downloaded or viewed as a jpeg. AEF Membership: More Valuable Than Ever
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We recently partnered with Stephens Inc. to offer a newly formed Health Insurance Purchasing Group named BRAVO to our membership. This program allows any AEF member in good standing to become eligible for the HIPG which offers an array of plans to employers having 1 to 199 employees at reasonable rates. For more information on Bravo!, contact
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 The Arkansas Environmental Federation is dedicated to promoting environmental protection within Arkansas’ manufacturing and business sectors. If you or your facility has environmental responsibilities, the AEF could be your primary source for environmental, safety and health training, professional development, regulatory review, legislative monitoring and professional networking. Our cost-effective workshops on the pressing environmental issues facing Arkansas’ manufacturers are convenient and timely and always bring together the regulators and the regulated community in a non-confrontational manner.
The AEF is committed to a balanced, effective and efficient approach to environmental protection. We understand that job creation often comes with an environmental impact. Corporate resources are not unlimited. Investments and efforts aimed at the environment must, therefore, be designed to accomplish environmental gains in an efficient manner, including Arkansas specific training for environmental professionals. AEF Members can take advantage of two members only features of our newly updated website (members see the login page for instructions on new passwords): We welcome you to the Arkansas Environmental Federation’s website and encourage you to consider partnering with us to make a positive impact on Arkansas. Randy Thurman
Executive Director - AEF
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