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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.26.24

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An environmental advocacy organization on July 23 filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles over the Port of L.A.'s stormwater treatment system. At issue is a 53-acre portion of the port on Terminal Island where...more

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Performance/Innovation in the SRF Creating Environmental Success Program: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Recognizes Flippin,...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an April 3rd news release recognizing Clean Water Act state revolving fund assistance recipients for exceptional projects. The Flippin, Arkansas Wastewater...more

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Chlorination/Clean Water Act: Amherst Massachusetts POTW: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Challenge to NPDES Permit

The Town of Amherst, Massachusetts (“Amherst”), filed a November 16th Request for Review before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging a Clean Water Act...more

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EPA's new Maui Functional Equivalence Guidance is guidance in name only as confusion continues to reign over the reach of the...

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Just before the Thanksgiving holiday EPA issued draft guidance regarding when a discharge of a “pollutant” to groundwater is the “functional equivalent” of a discharge to a Water of the United States requiring a NPDES permit...more

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PFAS and the Clean Water Act: Considerations for Wastewater Treatment Plants

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is rolling out a robust enforcement program aimed at wastewater treatment plants and other wastewater operations for potential contamination based on Section 301 of the Clean Water Act...more

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Like it or not, what is and isn't a Water of the United States is clearer, but what is and isn't a Diligent Prosecution remains...

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According to a complaint filed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the DeKalb County Wastewater Treatment Facility discharged untreated wastewater into the...more

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RCRA Wastewater Treatment Unit Exemption: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Interpretive Letter

United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery Director Carolyn Hoskinson transmitted a September 9th letter providing an interpretation of the Resource Conservation and...more

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Final U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 NPDES General Permit (Massachusetts Facilities): PFAS Monitoring Included

Region 1 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued on September 28th a final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) General Permit for Medium Wastewater Treatment Facilities...more

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Consent Decree Interpretation/Clean Water Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Dispute Between Fort Smith and U.S. Environmental...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) in a September 14th Opinion addressed a dispute between the City of Fort Smith (“Fort Smith”) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency...more

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Compliance Tips for Small Wastewater Treatment Lagoons with Clean Water Act Discharge Permits: U.S. Environmental Protection...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance issued a March 2022 document titled: Compliance Tips for Small Wastewater Treatment Lagoons with Clean Water Act...more

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EPA and Army Say they are Staying in the Comfort Zone with the Proposed Revision to the Definition of "Waters of the United...

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On November 18, 2021, EPA and the Department of the Army released their anticipated proposed revision to the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) – which phrase governs the geographic reach of the Clean Water...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - February 2020 #2

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Former PG&E lawyer named new regional EPA chief in California - Los Angeles Times – February 11 - Days after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) removed its top official in California, Mike Stoker, the agency...more

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Clean Water Act News: Final Rulemaking Defining Waters of the United States Released

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On January 23, EPA Administrator Wheeler announced the final rulemaking for the revised definition of “Waters of the United States,” a key phrase in the Clean Water Act that delineates the extent of federal jurisdiction over...more

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Combined Sewer System/NPDES Permit: City/County of San Francisco U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition for Review

The City and County of San Francisco (collectively “San Francisco”) filed a January 13th pleading before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) titled: Petition for...more

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Ammonia/Clean Water Act: City of Nezperce, Idaho Challenges NPDES Ammonia Limit Before the U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board

The City of Nezperce, Idaho, (“City”) submitted a July 25th Petition for Review (“Petition”) challenging a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) ammonia permit limit for its wastewater...more

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Mixing Zone/Clean Water Act: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses Challenge to Sandpoint, Idaho Wastewater Treatment...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) issued a June 13th Order Addressing a Petition filed to review a Sandpoint, Idaho wastewater treatment facility (“Facility”) Clean...more

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Proposed "Waters of the U.S." Rule Would Reduce Scope of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction - As Written, the Proposed Rule Would Be...

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• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have issued their long-awaited proposed rule to define "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) pursuant to the Clean Water Act, fulfilling an early...more

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Peak Wet Weather Flow Management/POTWs: Association of Clean Water Administrators Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) submitted October 31st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on an August 31st Federal Register Notice soliciting input on: . . ....more

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Phosphorus/Clean Water Act: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Challenging Sandpoint, Idaho NPDES Permit

The Idaho Conservation League (“ICL”) filed a July 11th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) challenging certain conditions in a...more

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Dental Effluent Guidelines/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Publishes Document Responding to "Frequently...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a May 2018 document intended to respond to what it describes as “Frequently Asked Questions” regarding the recently issued Clean Water Act Dental Effluent...more

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Final Effluent Guidelines Program Plan/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency May 2nd Federal Register Notice

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a May 2nd Federal Register Notice the Final 2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan (“Plan”). See 83 Fed. Reg. 19281....more

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U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board: Fairhaven, Massachusetts Petition Challenging NPDES Permit Nitrogen Limit

The Town of Fairhaven, Massachusetts (“Fairhaven”) filed an October 27th Petition for Review before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”). Fairhaven is challenging...more

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U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition for Review: Land & Cattle Company August 22nd Challenge to New Mexico City/Village's...

The Rio Hondo Land & Cattle Company (“Rio Hondo”) filed an August 22nd Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Appeals Board challenging certain terms and...more

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EPA Enforcement Initiative

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EPA is currently pursuing six National Enforcement Initiatives. One of these initiatives is entitled, “Keeping Raw Sewage and Contaminated Stormwater Out of Our Nation’s Waters.” Over the past three years, civil penalties...more

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EPA Releases Clean Water Act Final 2012 And Preliminary 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plans

On September 16, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Final 2012 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan (Final 2012 Plan) and the Preliminary 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan (Preliminary 2014...more

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