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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 -

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 3.7.25

Allen Matkins on 3/7/2025

On Tuesday, in a 5-4 opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alioto, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pivotal ruling that the Clean Water Act (CWA) provisions authorizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/2/2022

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the City of Danville (“Danville”) entered into a December 13th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/15/2021

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Arkansas City, Arkansas (“Arkansas City”), entered into an October 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged...more

Combined Sewer System/NPDES Permit: U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Addresses City/County of San Francisco Petition for...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/15/2021

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) addressed in a December 1st Order the City and County of San Francisco’s (collectively “San Francisco”) pleading titled: ...more

EPA Issues Long-Awaited Update to CWA Financial Capability Assessment

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/18/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated fiscal concerns of water and sewer service providers, with many states imposing a moratorium on the collection of delinquent bills and the termination of service. The affordability of water...more

Sewer System Repairs/Exaction: Arkansas Supreme Court Addresses City of Blytheville Fee

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 2/12/2020

The Arkansas Supreme Court in a February 6th opinion addressed whether a $5.00 fee assessed by the City of Blytheville, Arkansas (“Blytheville”) constituted an illegal exaction in violation of the Arkansas Constitution. See...more

Combined Sewer System/NPDES Permit: City/County of San Francisco U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board Petition for Review

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

The City and County of San Francisco (collectively “San Francisco”) filed a January 13th pleading before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) titled: Petition for...more

Beveridge & Diamond Secures Major Clean Water Act Ruling in U.S. Court of Appeals for Seventh Circuit

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 7/13/2015

On July 9, 2015, Beveridge & Diamond secured a unanimous published opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejecting a citizen suit challenge under the Clean Water Act. Beveridge & Diamond represented...more

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