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The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination.  The CWA seeks to... more +
The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination.  The CWA seeks to accomplish its stated goals by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, assisting wastewater treatment facilities and maintaining wetlands. less -
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Big Money: OSHA and EPA Civil Penalties Increase Again for 2024

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. DOL and U.S. EPA have published their 2024 increases to civil penalties....more

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Does EPA Have Authority to Include Narrative Criteria in NPDES Permits? Yes, For Now.

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Earlier this week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed EPA’s NPDES permit issued to San Francisco’s Oceanside sewer system. San Francisco had challenged the permit on the ground that EPA does not have authority to...more

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USEPA Drills Down on Industry-Specific PFAS Issues and Progresses to Broader PFAS Regulation

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For some time now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has been evaluating several industrial point sources for discharges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater and leachate. On January 31,...more

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USEPA FY2022 Enforcement and Compliance Results Highlight Environmental Justice

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The annual results of the agency’s enforcement and compliance efforts repeatedly discussed Environmental Justice (EJ), touting general trends and specific enforcement actions related to potential communities of concern. The...more

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Will “Waters of the United States” Drown Private Property in More Regulation in 2022?

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Will private landowners’ property fall under more regulation as part of the definition of “waters of the United States?” Will land near, but that does not front, a large body of water be subject to the wetlands regulations of...more

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USEPA and the Corps Going Back to the Future on WOTUS

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What was old is now new again as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced on September 3, 2021 a reversion to a pre-2015 definition of Waters of...more

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USEPA Determines Pollutant Releases To Groundwater From Point Source Do Not Require NPDES Permit

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Seyfarth Synopsis: USEPA published an Interpretive Statement (dated April 12, 2019), that  according to the Agency “clarifies” that releases of pollutants to groundwater from a point source are “categorically excluded” from...more

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Clean Water Act Agencies Solicit Comments to Support Repeal of WOTUS Rule

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On July 12, 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) published a “Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” soliciting additional comments on...more

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USEPA and Army Corps of Engineers Release Final Clean Water Rule

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On May 27, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) released their long-awaited final rule defining the scope of “waters of the United States”...more

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