After a summer of historic rainfall and flooding in Massachusetts, stormwater is on our minds. Stormwater is a major source of water pollution in the Commonwealth, and it is crucial that owners and operators of commercial and...more
PFAS are being detected in drinking water systems across the United States. Moreover, evolving regulatory developments already require or soon will require that public water systems sample for and remediate these chemicals....more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and West Alabama Sand and Gravel, Inc. (“West Alabama”) entered into a December 7th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of regulations addressing...more
The State Water Resources Control Board (“SWRCB”) approved the much-debated General Waste Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water (“Winery Order”) on January 20, 2021. Although the official version of the approved...more
AB 377, entitled the “California Clean Water Act,” introduced by Assemblymember Rivas in February 2021, includes provisions to eliminate all “impaired waterways” and make all waters in California suitable for drinking,...more
The County of Los Alamos, New Mexico (“Los Alamos”) filed a January 17th petition (“Petition”) challenging a United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) decision titled: Designation Decision and Record of Decision...more
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to modify the General WV/National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Water Pollution Control Permit for Stormwater Associated with Construction...more
The Southern Environmental Law Center (“SELC”) filed a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (“Petition”) in the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings addressing a Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality...more
There are only a few weeks left for the public to comment on the Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDE) recently issued draft regulations establishing Maryland’s Water Quality Nutrient and Sediment Trading and Offset...more
NEW REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS - Federal - - Program Requirement Revisions Related to the Public Water System Supervision Programs for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont - EPA is giving notice that...more
The development of Arizona's geothermal energy resources has the potential to provide industrial and commercial projects with a constant, renewable source of electrical power. Research conducted to date demonstrates some...more