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The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination.  The CWA seeks to... more +
The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination.  The CWA seeks to accomplish its stated goals by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, assisting wastewater treatment facilities and maintaining wetlands. less -
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404/Clean Water Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Utah County, Utah Enter into Consent Agreement

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Utah County, Utah entered into an April 23rd Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. See Docket No. CWA-08-2025-0008....more

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One of EPA’s First Attempts to Implement San Franscico v. EPA: Modifications to EPA’s 2022 Construction General Permit

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Key Takeaways - What Happened? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final modification to its 2022 Construction General Permit (CGP) to expand the list of areas eligible for coverage to include...more

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California’s ‘New’ Construction Stormwater General Permit—Time To Engage?

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On Aug. 28–29, 2024, approximately 50 people gathered at the University of California San Diego Extension to learn about the California State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) reissuance of the Construction...more

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California's Construction General Permit and Industrial General Permit – 2024/2025 Annual Update

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Regional Boards’ enforcement of the Construction General Permit (CGP) and Industrial General Permit (IGP) continues to yield high penalty figures; transition to 2022 CGP brings new requirements; and the forthcoming...more

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Regulatory Changes: Massachusetts Wetlands Permitting

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued an opinion in Sackett v. EPA that established a stricter test for whether the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) applies to a wetland. The test limits federal jurisdiction to wetlands with a...more

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Is That Wetland I Want to Develop "Adjacent"? Key Interpretation in Limbo After Sackett

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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on a long-standing controversy over the extent to which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE; collectively, the Agencies) have...more

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Something Old or Something New?: Navigating the Biden Administration’s Latest Move on Defining “Waters of the United States”

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The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Army Corps”) delivered on their commitment to issue a new rule defining “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) by the end of 2022, releasing a...more

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A Court-Side Seat: Recent Legal Developments at Supreme and Federal Appeals Courts

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This is a review of initial Supreme Court and Federal Appeals Courts oral arguments and other matters in October 2022. Oral Arguments at the Supreme Court - Michael Sackett, et ux., v. Environmental Protection Agency The...more

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

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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

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New Source Review/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Draft Guidance Addressing "Begin Actual Construction": National Association...

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The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) submitted May 11th comments on draft March 25th guidance memorandum distributed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). The draft guidance...more

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Wastewater Plant Construction/Calion Lake: Arkansas Court of Appeals Addresses Challenge to Condemnation

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The Arkansas Court of Appeals in a February 20th opinion addressed issues arising out of the construction of a wastewater plant (“Plant”) by the City of Calion, Arkansas, (“City”) on Calion Lake (“Lake”). See James Randall...more

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