Virginia developers take note: changes to the Virginia stormwater construction permitting program have been made over the last few years, and more changes are expected in upcoming months. While navigating those changes,...more
Virginia’s construction stormwater discharge permit program continues to evolve on various fronts, including program implementation guidance. Indeed, stormwater regulatory stakeholders have much to digest from recent activity...more
North Carolina Proposes New Guidance for Vapor Intrusion Assessment and Mitigation - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has drafted new and revised guidance documents for the assessment and...more
The Standells may “love that dirty water” according to their 1966 hit song, but the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England region is hoping to reduce stormwater pollution running off industrial, commercial and...more
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) policy and rulemaking board adopted rules renewing Oregon’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge General Permit No. 1200-Z (1200-Z...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2021 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial...more
In response to multiple requests from stakeholders, as noted on its website, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the public comment period for its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System...more
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
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Micro Plastics, Inc., (“MPI”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and American Air Filter Company, Inc., (“AAFC”) entered into a December 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing...more
California regulates storm water discharges from industrial facilities under the federal Clean Water Act through its Industrial General Storm Water Permit (IGP). A facility obtains coverage by filing notice of its intent to...more
This information is provided as a follow-up to our blog post titled “Senate Bill 205 Imposes New Requirements for Industrial Companies in California” published on January 3, 2020....more
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
In the ever-increasing effort to control nutrient (phosphorous and nitrogen) loads into the Chesapeake Bay watershed, Virginia and other Bay states are looking for additional means to ratchet down nutrient-laden stormwater...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) circulated a reminder that the industrial stormwater general permit (“IGP”) will expire on June 30, 2019. ADEQ reminds IGP permit holders that they must submit a...more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) has issued a renewed Stormwater Industrial General Permit (“IGP”). The IGP is denominated ARR000000 and will be effective July 1, 2019....more
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
Region 9 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a May 17th report titled: Evolution of Stormwater Permitting and Program Implementation Approaches – Workshop Report Recommendations for Program...more
The environmental organizations Riverkeeper, Inc. and Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc. (collectively “Waterkeeper”) filed an action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against the New York State Department of...more
Those living in communities subject to North Carolina Stormwater Permits or local stormwater management easement agreements are increasingly alarmed as rainy weather, even without a named storm, causes property to saturate...more
In California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Shiloh Group, LLC, Case No. 16-CV-06499-DMR, 2017 WL 3136443 (N.D. Cal. Jul. 24, 2017), the United States District Court for the Northern District of California held that the...more
The California State Water Resources Control Board will be considering amendments to Industrial General Storm Water Permit at a workshop today, January 9, 2018 and can be watched on a webcast. On December 15th, the State...more
If your facility is permitted under California’s Industrial General Storm Water Permit (IGP), then you probably feel like you earned an advanced degree in storm water management with the time and effort it takes to understand...more
A United States District Court (District of New Hampshire) addressed in a September 26th opinion whether a New Hampshire based development authority should have obtained a Clean Water Act Small Separate Storm Sewer System...more
Developers in North Carolina must obtain numerous permits from various governmental agencies prior to constructing a planned community or developing condominiums. Most construction permits end by their terms upon completion...more