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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 -

Citizen Suit Actions/Clean Water Act: Environmental Integrity Project Files Lawsuits Against Two Louisiana Petroleum Coke Plants

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/14/2025

The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against the following: RAIN CII CARBON, LLC. – Sulfur,...more

EPA Approves Texas NPDES Oil and Gas Program Authorization

White & Case LLP on 1/28/2021

On January 15, 2021, the US Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) announced that it approved an application from the State of Texas to administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program for...more

Will Congress Rollback Trump Regulatory Actions to Advance the Biden Policy Agenda?

Bracewell LLP on 1/25/2021

Recent news that the Democrats flipped both U.S. Senate seats in Georgia’s run-off election means that the Democrats have enough votes to add the Congressional Review Act (CRA)[1] to the tools that could be used to advance...more

Effluent Guidelines/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Notices Availability/Program Plan 14

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 10/30/2019

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published an October 24th Federal Register Notice referencing the availability of Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 14 (“Plan 14”). See 84 Fed. Reg. 57019. ...more

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, October 2019

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 10/17/2019

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EDF Reports That EPA Has “Muzzled” SACC: The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) published a September 16, 2019, blog item entitled “EPA’s latest move to deflect criticism of its TSCA risk evaluations: Muzzle...more

Following Ninth Circuit’s Lead, Fourth Circuit Expands CWA Jurisdiction to Groundwater Where “Connection” to Navigable Waters...

Stoel Rives - Environmental Law Blog on 4/18/2018

Reviving a federal Clean Water Act (“CWA”) lawsuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that that an indirect discharge – such as a discharge to ground water – may fall within the scope of the CWA, if the...more

Future of Waters of the United States/Examining the Role of States: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, &...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 11/29/2017

The Subcommittee on Environment of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, & Technology (“Committee”) is holding a hearing today titled: ...Waters of the United States: Examining the Role of...more

Pierce Atwood Environmental Regulatory Compliance Calendar (RCC)

Pierce Atwood LLP on 5/3/2016

NEW REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS - Federal - Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges - All 10 EPA regions are seeking public comment on the draft 2017...more

Leaked EPA Draft Offers Insight into Upcoming Shale Wastewater Regulations

BakerHostetler on 8/1/2014

The rapid expansion of shale drilling in recent years has brought with it an increase in the wastewater that is generated during the fracking process. One fracking well can produce over one million gallons of wastewater in a...more

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