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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Comment Period Extended Again for Federal PFOA/PFOS Risk Assessment for Sewage Sludge Applied to Agricultural Land as Fertilizer

Interested parties — including businesses raising crops or animals on agricultural and ranch lands potentially impacted by PFAS in groundwater; entities operating wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs); and related interest...more

Lathrop GPM

EPA Releases Long Awaited Risk Assessment of PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

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On January 14, 2025, the EPA released for public comment a risk assessment report evaluating the potential risks associated with land application and land disposal of biosolids containing two types of PFAS, PFOA and PFOS....more

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Federal PFAS Development: Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has outlined additional steps that it plans to take to investigate and in some cases regulate the discharge of per- or polyfluoroalkyl compounds (“PFAS”) in certain...more

Stinson LLP

Clean Water Requirements Escalate for PFAS, Nutrients and other Pollutants

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On September 8, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15, which includes a suite of actions designed to address wastewater pollution under the Clean Water Act....more

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Regulation of PFAS in Wastewater Permits: Recent Guidance and Rulemaking Actions by EPA

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A recent rulemaking from EPA seeks the assistance of industry and the public in developing new effluent limitation guidelines to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in wastewater discharges from facilities...more

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Connecticut DEEP Intends to Reissue Stormwater General Permit with New Requirements for Solar Facilities – Public Information...

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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection notified individuals by e-mail on December 27, 2019 of its Notice of Tentative Decision of Intent to Reissue the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater...more

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Washington State Considers Permits for Nutrient Discharges in Puget Sound

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The Washington State Department of Ecology announced that it will be accepting comments until October 21, 2019, on a preliminary determination to develop a Nutrients General Permit in the Puget Sound. These permits would...more

Holland & Hart LLP

New Proposed Changes to Ignitable Waste Regulations May Expand Definition of Hazardous Waste

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On April 2, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule intended to modernize the regulations governing ignitable liquids hazardous waste determinations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?

A recent decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Hawai'i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui) created a new standard for permitting under the Clean Water Act — one that captures discharges from point sources through...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Proposed General Permit Aims to Standardize Wastewater Management

On March 31, 2018, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) opened a public comment period regarding the potential issuance of a State Pollution Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) general permit...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

After 9th Circuit Ruling in Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui, EPA Considers ‘Clarifying’ Clean Water Act Coverage for...

A recent Ninth Circuit ruling that pollutants reaching waters of the United States through groundwater may trigger Clean Water Act liability has prompted the U.S. EPA to consider clarifying its position on the subject. The...more

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA Seeks Comment on ‘‘Discharges of Pollutants’’ via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water

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On Feb. 20, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Request for Comment in the Federal Register seeking comments on a broad range of topics related to the question of whether the Clean Water Act (CWA)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EPA Publishes Notice Requesting Public Comment on Whether to Regulate Discharges to Groundwater Under the CWA

On February 20, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on whether the EPA can regulate discharges to groundwater that flow to jurisdictional...more

Williams Mullen

Environmental Notes - April 2016

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EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance recently proposed changes to its National Program Manager (NMP) Guidance that, in part, would revise EPA’s National Enforcement Initiatives (“NEIs”) for federal fiscal...more

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EPA Seeks Comment on National Enforcement Initiatives

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On September 15, 2015, EPA solicited public comment on its upcoming cycle of National Enforcement Initiatives (NEI) for fiscal years (FY) 2017-2019. EPA is proposing to adopt three new enforcement initiatives and is...more

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