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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NPDES Enforcement Actions

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Seaford, Delaware Asphalt Recycling Facility Enter into Expedited...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Waste Recycling (“WR”) entered into an August 29th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act stormwater...more

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EPA Litigation Defense in 2024: Strategies for Companies Facing Civil or Criminal Penalties

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for enforcing the federal laws, regulations, and Executive Orders focused on protecting the environment for the benefit of the American people, threatened and...more

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Michigan AG Brings PFAS Lawsuit Against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority

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Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel has filed suit against the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority to enforce demands by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) related to...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Ashtabula, Ohio, Manufacturing Facility Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas, LLC (“Huntsman”) entered into a May 8th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Hermitage Commercial...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Clanton Transport LLC (“Clanton”) entered into a June 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Mountainburg...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (‘DEQ”) and City of Mountainburg, Arkansas, (“Mountainburg”) entered into a March 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Crawford, Mississippi, Public Owned Treatment Works Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Crawford Public Owned Treatment Works (“Crawford POTW”) entered into a July 27th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”). See Docket No. CWA-04-2021-0305(b). ...more

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Clean Water Act/EPA Needs to Better Assess and Disclose Quality of Compliance and Enforcement Data: U.S. Government Accountability...

The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a July 2021 report titled: Clean Water Act – EPA Needs to Better Assess and Disclose Quality of Compliance and Enforcement Data (“Report”) - See...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Union Bridge, Maryland, Cement Plant/Terminal Operator Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Lehigh Cement Company, LLC, (“Lehigh”) entered into a Consent Agreement (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Beverly, Ohio, Ferroalloy Production Plant Enter into Consent...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Globe Metallurgical, Inc. (“GMI”), entered into a December 20th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training: Environmental Crimes Case...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an Environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more

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EPA Approves Texas NPDES Oil and Gas Program Authorization

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On January 15, 2021, the US Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) announced that it approved an application from the State of Texas to administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program for...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Knox County Travel Center/Service Station Enter...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and TA Operating, LLC (“HPTTA”) entered into a December 2nd Consent Order and Assessment (“Consent Order”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act...more

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Criminal Enforcement/Clean Water Act: Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, Copper-Processing Company Charged for Alleged Violations

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a December 1st news release stating that a copper-processing company had been charged with three felony counts alleging violations of the...more

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MassDEP Seeks to Impose Its PFAS Monitoring Requirements in NPDES Permits

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On July 14, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) issued a public notice regarding Shire Human Genetic Therapies' Cambridge facility's pollutant discharges to the Alewife Brook, along with a...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Fairhope, Alabama Salvage/Recycling Facility Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and LA Recycling Services, LLC (“LA”) entered into a March 10th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations related to a general stormwater permit and...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Emmett, Idaho Construction Operator Enter into Consent Agreement

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) And Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. (“WM”) entered into an April 12th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act....more

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Antibacksliding/Clean Water Act: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses Challenge to Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, Nutrient...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in a March 12th Order a challenge to a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit...more

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Clean Water Act Enforcement/City of Clewiston, Florida: Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Overfile Request to U.S....

The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) submitted what is described as an “Overfile Request” to the Region 4 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) regarding a wastewater...more

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Overfile Request/Clean Water Act: PEER's October 29th Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4/Alleged Venice,...

The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) submitted an October 29th letter to the Region 4 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting: . . . initiate immediate...more

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