NPDES, Sewer Systems

Permitting of Combined Sewer Systems/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Public Notices Draft Guidance

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/21/2024

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has public noticed draft guidance (“ Draft Guidance”) to: . . . to clarify and inform future National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (“NPDES”) permitting actions...more

Sanitary Sewer Overflow Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/25/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") and the City of Booneville, Arkansas, ("Booneville") entered into a March 8th Consent Administrative Order ("CAO") addressing alleged...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/2/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Danville (“Danville”) entered into a December 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/15/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas City, Arkansas (“Arkansas City”), entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Long Term Control Plans/EPA Combined Sewer Overflow Policy: National Association of Clean Water Agencies' Amicus Brief Supporting...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/11/2021

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) and other members of the organization filed an amicus brief (“Brief”) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in relation to an issue arising out...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/15/2021

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in a December 1st Order the City and County of San Francisco’s (collectively “San Francisco”) pleading titled: ...more

Sewer System Repairs/Exaction: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses City of Blytheville Fee

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/12/2020

The Arkansas Supreme Court in a February 6th opinion addressed whether a $5.00 fee assessed by the City of Blytheville, Arkansas (“Blytheville”) constituted an illegal exaction in violation of the Arkansas Constitution. See...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/20/2020

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

Overflows/Wastewater Enforcement: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Dyersburg, Tennessee Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/22/2017

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (“TDEC”) and the City of Dyersburg, Tennessee (“City”) entered into an October 9th Consent Agreement and Assessment (“CAA”) addressing alleged violations involving...more

Court of Appeals Upholds Maryland's Flexible Approach To Stormwater Permitting - Ruling Paves the Way for Counties to Seek...

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/18/2016

The Maryland Court of Appeals has issued an important decision broadly upholding county stormwater permits issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). The court's unanimous decision, authored by Judge Sally...more

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