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EPA Announces $7.5 Billion in Available Loans for Water Infrastructure Projects

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On September 6, 2024, EPA announced $7.5 billion in available loan funding through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). From that total, $6.5 billion is available through WIFIA loans and $1 billion is...more

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Everything You Need to Know About PFAS Lawsuits Over Forever Chemicals

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Class actions and multidistrict litigation (MDL) concerning perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have led to massive settlements by chemical companies that have totaled in the billions of dollars, and that has...more

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Contaminants Compass: September 2024 Edition

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“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This edition discusses how...more

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Water Ya Gonna Do When the EPA Comes for You?

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently announced that it will be taking a hard look at the Texas Railroad Commission’s (“RRC”) enforcement of injection well regulatory practices (or the lack thereof).  The...more

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Critical Infrastructure Protection/EPA Urgently Needs a Strategy to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Water/Wastewater Systems: GAO...

Critical Infrastructure Protection/EPA Urgently Needs a Strategy to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Water/Wastewater Systems: GAO Issued Report - The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released on August...more

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Actuaries Demonstrate EPA Severely Underestimated Water Remediation Costs

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On April 26, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the first-ever national, legally enforceable maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in...more

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Current/Long-Term U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act Related Rulemakings: Association of Clean Water...

The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) published in its current newsletter a link to described as follows: ACWA rules chart updated to reflect current and long term relevant EPA clean water related actions....more

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Electric Utilities Affected by Recent EPA Regulation May Benefit from Legacy Liability Insurance Policies

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 8, 2024 expanded the obligations of coal-fired power plants to remediate coal ash-related groundwater impacts with amendments to the federal Coal Combustion Residual (CCR)...more

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FERC Seeks to Update Clean Water Act 401 Certification Procedures for Hydropower Projects—What You Need to Know

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In recent years, a consistent issue facing hydroelectric project developers at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has been the length of time it takes states to act on requests for water quality...more

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Water Drainage/Nuisance: Pro se Plaintiff Files United States District Court Action Against Construction Company and National...

Pro se Plaintiff Cornelius Brooks (“Brooks”) filed a June 10th Complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against Dolgen Corp., LLC, d/b/a Dollar General (“Dollar General”), and Rozier...more

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EPA Action on “Forever Chemicals”

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are at the top of every environmental regulator’s list in 2024 and already this year the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken key steps toward regulating...more

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FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Conform to EPA’s Recent CWA § 401 Rule

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At its May 23, 2024 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) proposing to establish a one-year “reasonable period of time” for certifying authorities to...more

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Wastewater Treatment for Nutrients and the Continuing Saga of Unintended Consequences

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We have written extensively on the recent rollout by EPA and the implications of PFAS requirements for monitoring and treatment by publicly owned water and wastewater (“WWTP”) treatment plants, including those operated as...more

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FERC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Conform to EPA’s Recent CWA 401 Rule

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At its May 23 open meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), proposing to establish a one-year “reasonable period of time” for certifying authorities to act on...more

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EPA Expands Role of Tribal Rights in Setting Water Quality Standards

Key Takeaways - What Happened? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final Water Quality Standards Revision Rule, which expressly mandated that states, Tribes, and EPA consider Tribal treaty rights to...more

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California Water Views - 2024 Outlook

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Water Agencies Beware Before Proceeding with Forced Municipalization - California’s state water system serves roughly 40 million people and irrigates nearly 10 million acres of farmland. The 2023 water year was ranked as...more

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Clean Energy Developers Beware! EPA will prosecute you for runoff from your solar farm sites.

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EPA issued a press release yesterday that caught my eye and if you're in the business of building things, including solar projects, it is worthy of your attention too. The press release announces a settlement between a solar...more

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PFAS Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy Under CERCLA

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On April 17, 2024, the EPA signed a final rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. The...more

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EPA Announces Final Rule Designating Two PFAS as ​“Hazardous Substances” under CERCLA

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or ​“the Agency”) released details of its highly anticipated rule listing perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), two forms...more

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Federal and State Efforts to Address Synthetic Microfiber Pollution from Textiles

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Microplastics, plastics less than 5 millimeters in length, are becoming a growing concern due to their ubiquity and persistence in the environment and potential effects on ecological and human health. A 2017 publication by...more

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EPA’s New PFAS Regulations and What That Means

On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (the “Regulation”) which established legally enforceable levels called Maximum Contaminant Levels...more

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Americas Most Endangered Rivers: American Rivers 2024 Analysis

The organization American Rivers has issued its annual list of what it describes as “America’s Most Endangered Rivers”. The organization, American Rivers, describes itself as: …championing a national...more

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Fifteen California Cities and Water Districts File a Lawsuit on the Heels of EPA’s Announcement of MCLs for PFAS in Drinking Water

Two days after EPA announced Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six PFAS in drinking water, 15 California cities and water districts filed a lawsuit seeking injunctive relief and damages, based in part on the requirements...more

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April 2024 is EPA’s Month of PFAS: National Drinking Water Requirements and So Much More

Background The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been extremely busy over the past few weeks with additional PFAS actions — and the designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA is expected...more

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Water Sector Risk/Resilience Requirements: Federal Legislation Introduced to Establish a Water Risk and Resilience Organization

Congressman Rick Crawford (Arkansas) and John Duarte (California) introduced H.R. 7922 which is described as establishing:                 … a Water Risk and Resilience Organization to develop risk and resilience...more

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