News & Analysis as of September 8, 2025

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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 accomplish its stated goals by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, assisting wastewater treatment facilities and maintaining wetlands. less -

Stormwater Enforcement: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment/Order Addressing West Linn...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/4/2025

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“ODEQ”) issued a July 17th Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment and Order (“Assessment”) to BBC Steel Corp. (“BBC”) alleging a violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/19/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Landers BCO, LLC (“Landers”) entered into a May 31st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Magnolia...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/7/2024

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and City of Magnolia, Arkansas entered into a March 1st consent administrative order (“CAO”) addressing alleged Clean Water Act National...more

Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Bay Enter Into...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/28/2023

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Bay, Arkansas (“Bay”) entered into an October 16th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more

Pretreatment Enforcement Discretion/Clean Water Act: Federal Court Addresses Massachusetts Water Utilities Motion to Dismiss

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 3/7/2023

The United States District Court of Massachusetts (“Court”) addressed in a February 17th Memorandum and Order (“Memorandum”) an issue arising out of a Clean Water Act citizen suit action. See Conservation Law Foundation,...more

NPDES Permits/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Association of Clean Water Administrators Announce Reduction...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/7/2022

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) announced in separate documents that there has been a major improvement in compliance with Clean Water Act...more

SSO/Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and City of Shannon...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/5/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Shannon Hills, Arkansas (“Shannon Hills”) entered into a March 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Compliance Initiative/Clean Water Act: Reducing Significant Non-Compliance with...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/25/2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 2020 Compliance Advisory titled: National Compliance Initiative: Reducing Significant Non-Compliance with National Pollutant Discharge...more

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