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<P id=PARA2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA10 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA14 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 28, 2016 (December 23, 2016) </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA17 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>AVALON HOLDINGS CORPORATION</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA27 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>One American Way, Warren, Ohio 44484</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA47 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>ITEM 8.01 Other Events </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA50 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On December 23, 2016, the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio (the &#8220;Court&#8221;) issued its Decision and Order in the AWMS Water Solutions, LLC appeal of the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission&#8217;s decision that upheld the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management&#8217;s (the &#8220;Division&#8221;) suspension of AWMS #2.&nbsp; AWMS Water Solutions, LLC (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avalon Holdings Corporation. As previously reported, on September 3, 2014, the Chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resource&#8217;s Division, temporarily suspended the operations at the Company&#8217;s salt water injection well, AWMS #2, while they prepared a state-wide policy on induced seismicity.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA110.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">AVALON HOLDINGS CORPORATION </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="50%">DATED:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;December 28, 2016&nbsp;</TD>
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<P id=PARA110.18 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Bryan P. Saksa</FONT></P></TD>
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awx20161228_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 28, 2016 (December 23, 2016)
AVALON HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio
1-14105
34-1863889
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
One American Way, Warren, Ohio 44484
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (330) 856-8800
(Former name and address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events
On December 23, 2016, the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio (the "Court") issued its Decision and Order in the AWMS Water Solutions, LLC appeal of the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission's decision that upheld the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management's (the "Division") suspension of AWMS #2.  AWMS Water Solutions, LLC (the "Company") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avalon Holdings Corporation. As previously reported, on September 3, 2014, the Chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resource's Division, temporarily suspended the operations at the Company's salt water injection well, AWMS #2, while they prepared a state-wide policy on induced seismicity.
The Court found that the Division's suspension and refusal to work with the Company for over 26 months was "arbitrary" and "not in accordance with reason" and therefore vacated the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission's decision.  The Court ordered that the Company and the Division submit proposed entries within 30-days to the Court setting forth the initial volumes, pressures, and increases in volume and pressure proposed while monitoring seismicity and addressing the concerns of public health and safety.  Following submittal of these proposed entries, it is expected that the Court will issue specific orders allowing AWMS #2 to resume operations.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AVALON HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
DATED:     December 28, 2016
/s/ Bryan P. Saksa
By:
Bryan P. Saksa
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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