A pilot program covering 10 Pennsylvania counties – including Bucks, Chester, Lehigh and Montgomery counties – aims to shorten review times for individual NPDES stormwater construction permits by 42 percent. The Pennsylvania...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued an important decision that restricts the jurisdictions of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) over wetlands.
Background- In Sackett v....more
In a majority decision issued June 20, 2017, with a complement of new Justices, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling placing further emphasis on the importance of Article I, Section 27 of the PA Constitution. The...more
When a developer receives a Notice of Violation (NOV) from PADEP for noncompliance with the Clean Streams Law — most typically involving alleged violations of an NPDES storm water construction permit — that NOV sometimes...more