Clean Water Act, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Stormwater Discharge Permits

Stormwater Discharge Permit Changes: What Property Owners in Eastern Massachusetts Need to Know

Goulston & Storrs PC on 4/9/2024

Many currently unregulated commercial, industrial, and institutional properties in Eastern Massachusetts may soon require stormwater upgrades in order to meet the new rigorous Clean Water Act (CWA) stormwater discharge...more

Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Baltimore, Maryland, Scrap Recycling Facility Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/9/2024

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Berg Brothers Recycling, Inc. (“Berg Brothers”) entered into a January 31st Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act stormwater...more

Incorporating PFAS in Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permits to Minimize Risk or Extent of Future CERCLA Liability

Jenner & Block on 3/24/2023

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

EPA Requires Permits for Previously Unregulated Stormwater Discharges in Massachusetts

Morgan Lewis on 9/21/2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on September 14 that it will require new permit coverage for previously unregulated stormwater discharges in Massachusetts. Specifically, EPA intends to issue general...more

2022 NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/28/2022

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a January 24th Federal Register notice for its 2022 Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) general permit for stormwater...more

Commercial/Industrial/Institutional ("CII") Stormwater Sources: Conservation Law Foundation Petition to Conn. Department of Energy...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/20/2021

The Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”) submitted a December 9th Petition to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“CDEEP”) styled: Re: Petition for a Determination that Certain Commercial,...more

Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Maryland Concrete Pipe Manufacturer Enter into Consent Agreement

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/28/2021

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Concrete Pipe and Precast, LLC (“CPP”) entered into a September 2nd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations under Clean Water Act stormwater...more

Do we want EPA to do its Clean Water Act job and, if so, what will it take?

Mintz on 7/6/2021

This morning brings reports of a Ninth Circuit petition for review of EPA's Clean Water Act NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit because an NGO has concluded EPA should have done more in that permit to prevent the possibility of...more

2021 NPDES Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Issues...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/28/2021

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication Federal Register Notice for its 2021 Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit for...more

Don’t Slip and Fall into Noncompliance: EPA’s Proposed Criminal Negligence Standard under the Clean Water Act

Williams Mullen on 1/12/2021

The Clean Water Act (CWA) provides various means of enforcement against violators of its permitting programs, including sanctions for those guilty of criminal negligence. The chief programs in this regard are the National...more

Massachusetts Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Permit Finalized

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/16/2020

With little fanfare and no significant changes from the draft published April 23, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized modifications to the Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge...more

EPA Issues Interim Strategy for Addressing PFAS in Wastewater Permits

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 12/4/2020

As we previously reported, EPA published a PFAS Action Plan in 2019 designed to enhance and improve data gathering, regulatory development, enforcement, and communication related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

MS4/NPDES Permit: City of Little Rock and Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Enter...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/7/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Little Rock (“Little Rock”) entered into a June 19th Permit Appeal Resolution (“PAR”) addressing a previously filed...more

MS4/Los Alamos County, New Mexico: U.S. EPA Appeals Board Addresses Whether Stormwater Designation Constitutes a Final Permitting...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/8/2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in an April 22nd Order a Petition filed by Los Alamos County, New Mexico (“Los Alamos”). See NPDES Appeal No. 20-02. ...more

Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Lynden, Washington Refrigerated Warehousing/Storage Facility...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/13/2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Americold Logistics, LLC – Lynden (“ALLL”) entered into a March 9th Consent Agreement (“CA”) to address alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Stormwater...more

EPA Releases 2020 Multi-Sector General Permit for Comment

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 3/3/2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published for public comment its proposed 2020 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP), which authorizes stormwater discharges...more

Residual Designation Rule: Los Alamos, New Mexico Files U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Challenging Stormwater/Water...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/31/2020

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

Senate Bill 205 Imposes New Requirements for Industrial Companies in California

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog on 1/6/2020

Last fall, the California Legislature enacted Senate Bill 205 in an effort to more effectively control stormwater pollution from regulated industrial companies. Effective January 1, 2020, an industrial company will not be...more

Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Walpole, Massachusetts Development Enter into Expedited...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/24/2019

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Wall Street Development Corporation (“Wall Street”) entered into a November 27th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) to address alleged violations of certain...more

Idaho Finally Joins the EPA Primacy Party for Water Pollutant Discharge

Snell & Wilmer on 8/26/2019

In 2014, what did Idaho, New Mexico, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have in common? Answer: the only states in the Union where pollutant discharge in waterways was overseen by the federal government (the U.S....more

Water Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Goshen, New York Transfer Station Operator Enter Into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/8/2019

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and IWS Transfer Systems of NY, Inc. (“IWS”) entered into a Consent Agreement and final Order (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act Multi-Sector...more

Court Finds that Privately-Own Industrial Stormwater Discharges Require Clean Water Act Permits

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog on 9/18/2018

Environmental groups have obtained a favorable Clean Water Act (“CWA”) ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, which can be viewed as an expansion of jurisdiction for stormwater permitting...more

Commercial/Industrial/Institutional ("CII") Stormwater Sources: Federal Court Addresses Whether NPDES Permitting is Required

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/14/2018

A United States District Court (Central District of California) (“Court”) addressed in an August 9th opinion an issue involving the application of the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)...more

Stormwater Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Enter into Consent...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/6/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PDOT”) entered into an August 29th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of certain...more

Environmental Groups Score First Victory to Expand Regulation of Stormwater Under the NPDES Program

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 8/20/2018

Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California gave environmental groups a significant win in their bid to force EPA to regulate new sources of stormwater discharges under the Clean Water Act...more

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