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The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Holly Grove, Arkansas entered into an April 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Custom Wood Recycling, Inc. (“CWR”) entered into a May 22nd Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
Christopher Samuel Jones (“Jones”) was the subject of a criminal indictment in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act. See Criminal No. 4:26-CR-8(CDL)....more
The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Inc. (“CRI”) filed a May 22nd Complaint and Petition for Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) pursuant to the Clean Water Act citizen suit provisions against Aspire at Old Guard, LLC (“Aspire”) and...more
Federal and state regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), as well as related policy initiatives such as Make America Healthy Again (MAHA), continue to accelerate and evolve, with key compliance deadlines...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and New Five Star Enterprise LLC (“Five Star”) entered into an April 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more
A municipal stormwater charge is an unenforceable local tax against Commonwealth instrumentalities and other tax-exempt entities when the enabling ordinance bases the charge on governmental regulatory duties and public health...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on May 19th lodged a proposed Agreement and Order on Modification to Consent Decree (“Modification”) with the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas...more
If you own property in Pennsylvania and pay a stormwater management “fee” to your municipality or municipal authority, you may be paying a tax that was never properly authorized. Pennsylvania municipalities and municipal...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and MWM Development, LLC d/b/a Deer Creek Springs Subdivision (“MWM”) entered into a December 9, 2025, Consent Administrative...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and JJR Construction, LLC (“JJR”) entered into a February 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and the City of Tillar, Arkansas entered into a January 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Harmony Grove School District 1 (“HG”) entered into a January 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (“CDPHE”) issued on May 1st a Notice of Violation (“NOV”) to BC Brand Partners, LLC (“BC”) alleging violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and City of Monette, Arkansas entered into a March 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a...more
Welcome to Nossaman’s California Water Views – 2026 Outlook. Water is simple. Water issues are complex. To provide more clarity, we asked our attorneys who are committed to the water sector to identify the pivotal issues...more
The scope of what Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits may lawfully require continues to narrow. On April 29, 2026, in Northwest Environmental Advocates (NWEA) v. DEQ, the Oregon...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Pfieffer One Stop, Inc. (“POS”) entered into a December 9, 2025 Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance and Environment California, Inc. (collectively, “Alliance”) filed an April 15th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Civil Penalties (“Complaint”) against Granite...more
Key Takeaways - What is Happening? The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) published for public comment its draft 2026 reissuance of the Upland Finfish Hatching and Rearing General Permit (Permit), which...more
Clermont Solar LLC (“Clermont”) filed an April 8th Notice of Appeal (“Appeal”) before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board challenging the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (“PDEP”) issuance of the...more
Key Takeaways - What Happened: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting public comments on its Financial Capability Assessment (FCA) guidance document, a key methodological tool used to negotiate...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and D&S Cattle Company, LLC (“DS”) entered into a February 17th Complaint and Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act National...more
Over the past decade, federal and state attention on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has focused primarily on drinking water standards, site specific remediation, and health advisories. ...more