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EPA Finalizes New Aquatic Life Water Quality Standards Guidelines for Ten PFAS

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Key Takeaways - What Happened? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final recommended aquatic life water quality criteria and benchmarks for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more

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Navigating Regulatory Changes: The Ninth Circuit’s CAFO Ruling and Oregon’s New Rules for ‎CAFOs

The Ninth Circuit’s ruling provides temporary relief from new federal water regulations, but Oregon has introduced more stringent state rules with regard to CAFOs. Understanding these changes is vital to stay abreast of the...more

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2024 Final Recommended Aquatic Life Criteria Benchmarks for Select PFAS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Rulemaking

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a final national recommended aquatic life criteria for PFOA in freshwater. PFOA belongs to the per-and polyfluorinated substances (“PFAS”) chemicals...more

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Water Quality Standards/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Response to U.S. Environmental Protection...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) submitted August 26th comments addressing the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) partial disapproval of...more

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

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

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

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

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Adopting Water Quality Criteria for Secondary Contact Recreation: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Publishes User Guide

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a document titled: Adopting Water Quality Criteria for Secondary Contact Recreation: A User Guide. (“Guide”). See EPA 820-B-24-001....more

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FERC Seeks to Update Clean Water Act 401 Certification Procedures for Hydropower Projects—What You Need to Know

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In recent years, a consistent issue facing hydroelectric project developers at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has been the length of time it takes states to act on requests for water quality...more

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Water Quality Standards/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Nutrient Impairment Classification for 7...

Co-Author Jordan Wimpy The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) transmitted a letter to the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) addressing the State’s...more

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EPA and DOI Regulatory Roundup: Air Toxics and Carbon, Coal Ash, Wastewater, Methane, and Offshore Wind

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The Biden-Harris Administration recently issued a suite of new rules aimed at addressing water and air quality, reducing methane emissions, protecting environmental justice communities, and accelerating the nation’s...more

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FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Conform to EPA’s Recent CWA § 401 Rule

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At its May 23, 2024 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) proposing to establish a one-year “reasonable period of time” for certifying authorities to...more

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FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Conform to EPA’s Recent CWA 401 Rule

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At its May 23 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), proposing to establish a one-year “reasonable period of time” for certifying authorities to act on...more

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EPA Expands Role of Tribal Rights in Setting Water Quality Standards

Key Takeaways - What Happened? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final Water Quality Standards Revision Rule, which expressly mandated that states, Tribes, and EPA consider Tribal treaty rights to...more

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Life's tragedy is we get old too soon and wise too late. Words that are going to be ringing in EPA's ears after its next visit to...

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As predicted in February, our nation's highest court is about to hear its third Clean Water Act in four years.  Anyone who doubts the outcome of this case hasn't read the other two Supreme Court opinions and that brings to...more

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The Supreme Court Update - May 28, 2024

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in one case: San Francisco v. EPA, No. 23-753: This case involves interpretation of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and its National Pollutant Discharge...more

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EPA's heart may be in the right place but it is cruisin' for a bruisin' in San Francisco

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This week our nation's highest court was scheduled to discuss whether to hear the City and County of San Francisco's appeal of a split Ninth Circuit decision upholding an EPA NPDES permit issued to the City and County...more

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EPA Issues Long-Awaited (and Disappointing) Proposed Guidance on Combined Sewer Overflows

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting comments on a draft guidance document on approaches to issuing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for communities that have completed...more

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EPA’s Final Clean Water Act 401 Rule, Reinstating 1971 Approach, Already Under Fire

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On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final rule to implement Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 water quality certifications (2023 Rule). The 2023 Rule became effective on...more

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Section 401/Clean Water Act: Arkansas Attorney General and 10 Other States Challenge U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and 10 other states filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (“Court”) a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the...more

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Now a Federal Judge in Louisiana will determine the validity of EPA's interpretation of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act

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When EPA published its most recent rule specifying the role of States and Tribes in the Federal permitting of discharges into Waters of the United States, I predicted it was only a matter of time before we'd see another...more

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USEPA’s New Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Rule Becomes Effective November 27, 2023

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On September 27, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published its final 2023 Clean Water Act (“CWA”) Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule (2023 Rule), which goes into effect on...more

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Frequently Asked Questions/Implementing the 2021 Recommended Clean Water Act Section 304(a) Ambient Water Quality Criteria to...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an October 2023 document titled: Frequently Asked Questions: Implementing the 2021 Recommended Clean Water Act Section 304(a)Ambient Water Quality Criteria...more

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EPA Expands Conditions for 401 Water Quality Certifications

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The Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 Water Quality Certification (401 WQC) is a big deal. The certification is required for all direct discharge permits and CWA section 404 Permits to dredge or fill waters of the United...more

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Economic Analysis of the New York - New Jersey Harbor Estuary: Report Calculates Economic Value of Improved Water Quality

The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (“NEIWPCC”) announced the release of a report titled: Economic Analysis of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary (“Report”) ...more

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EPA Finalizes Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule

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On 14 September 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the final Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule (the Rule). The Rule restores regulatory...more

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