Pollution Control, NPDES, Waste Treatment Facilities

Nitrogen/Wastewater Treatment Plant: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition Filed Challenging Washington NPDES Permit

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/13/2024

The Northwest Environmental Advocates (“NWEA”) filed a September 7th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board challenging a Clean Water Act...more

PFAS/Clean Water Act Citizen Suit Enforcement: Coosa River Basin Initiative and Georgia Municipality Enter into Consent Decree

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 8/15/2024

The Coosa River Basin Initiative (“Initiative”) and City of Calhoun, Georgia (“Calhoun”) entered into a Consent Decree (“CD”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00068-WMR. ...more

Nitrogen/Phosphorus: EarthJustice Administrative Challenge to West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant (Washington) NPDES Permit...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/11/2024

EarthJustice and Puget Soundkeeper (“EarthJustice”) filed a May 28th Notice of Appeal (“Notice”) before the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board challenging a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more

Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: U.S. District Court (Hawaii) Addresses Whether Ditch/Drain Constitutes Point Source

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/20/2023

A United States District Court (District of Hawaii) (“Court”) in a June 14th Order addressed a definitional issue in a summary judgment motion in a Clean Water Act citizen suit action. See Na Kia i Kai et al. v. County of...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Town of Wesson Enter into Agreed Order

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/2/2023

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Town of Wesson, Mississippi (“Wesson”) entered into a May 5th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Department of Environmental Quality and Phillips County...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/20/2020

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Southland Improvement District (“SID”) entered into a December 19th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an...more

Dental Effluent Guidelines/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Publishes Document Responding to "Frequently...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/8/2018

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a May 2018 document intended to respond to what it describes as “Frequently Asked Questions” regarding the recently issued Clean Water Act Dental Effluent...more

Waste Water Discharge & Disposal: 9th Circuit Clarifies Permit Obligations

Lewitt Hackman on 3/26/2018

Call this one a case of misdirection, but an Appellate Opinion seems to simplify matters. If anything having to do with environmental law can be considered simple....more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and Faulkner County, Arkansas Wastewater Treatment Facility...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/28/2017

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and Waste Water Management, Inc. (“WWMI”) entered into a Consent Administrative Order (‘CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollution...more

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