Rewriting the Rules: The Supreme Court's Landmark Decision on Clean Water Act Permits
PFAS in Focus: Wastewater Utility Perspectives From Jay Hoskins, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District - Reflections on Water Podcast
On-Demand Webinar | Flood or Drought? A Discussion of the Election’s Potential Legislative Impacts on the Water Sector
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
This month, we’re pleased to feature our client, Cambrian. Cambrian is a leading provider of advanced wastewater treatment and resource recovery solutions. Using its award-winning, proprietary technologies, Cambrian delivers...more
Addressing PFAS continues to challenge local government, water providers, and wastewater providers, particularly in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Regulatory initiatives will have costly and widespread impacts on...more
Given the persistent water stress across the region, water recycling is emerging as a vital strategy. The Middle East's success shows how wastewater can be transformed from a liability into a valuable resource....more
Sustainability in México - Environmental General Counsel (“EGC”) continues its Global Sustainability Series with a focus on Mexico. EGC Founder and Principal Catherine W. Johnson recently interviewed Luigi Pontones Brito,...more
Senate Bill 557 has been introduced which would provide the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) the authority to deny a: …permit relating to wastewater if the...more
In an important environmental decision, the Supreme Court narrowed the range of discharge limitations under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) for wastewater discharges. On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held the CWA does not...more
The Supreme Court of the United States (“Court”) issued an Opinion on March 4th in the case styled: City and County of San Francisco, California v. Environmental Protection Agency. See No. 23-753....more
Traditional sources of freshwater are dwindling as a result of increased demand, reduced natural replenishment, volatile weather patterns, and extended-duration droughts. Desalination, the industrial-scale removal of salt...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and City of Jasper, Arkansas entered into a December 4th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a...more
The Erie County Water Authority (“Erie”) filed a Class Action Complaint in the United States District Court (Northern District of Illinois) against seven PVC pipe manufacturers alleging violations of certain federal antitrust...more
Tras 12 años de la reforma al artículo 4 constitucional para reconocer el derecho al acceso, disposición y saneamiento de agua, Diputados de Morena presentan la iniciativa de la esperada “Ley General de Aguas”, transformando...more
Three federal agencies have collectively developed a document titled: Incident Response Guide - Water and Wastewater Sector (“Guide”)....more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Water issued an August 2024 report tilted: Interagency Water Workforce Working Group Report to Congress (“Report”). ...more
On September 6, 2024, EPA announced $7.5 billion in available loan funding through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). From that total, $6.5 billion is available through WIFIA loans and $1 billion is...more
The Arkansas Environmental Federation (“AEF”) will be holding its Annual Sustainability Summit (“Summit”) in March 2025. AEF holds the Annual Summit in partnership with the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce....more
Critical Infrastructure Protection/EPA Urgently Needs a Strategy to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Water/Wastewater Systems: GAO Issued Report - The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released on August...more
The Association of Clean Water Administrators (“ACWA”) published in its current newsletter a link to described as follows: ACWA rules chart updated to reflect current and long term relevant EPA clean water related actions....more
El Congreso de la Ciudad de México reformó la Constitución local con el fin de profundizar en el derecho a una “ciudad solidaria” y el ordenamiento territorial, específicamente los derechos fundamentales a la vivienda, así...more
On April 17, 2024, the EPA signed a final rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund. The...more
In response to “multiple” cyber threat vectors, the Biden administration has asked governors of all 50 states to generate cybersecurity plans within 90 days (approximately July 1, 2024) to protect local water and wastewater...more
The Biden-Harris Administration is redoubling its efforts to improve cybersecurity for the nation’s water systems. In March, the EPA and the White House issued a dire warning to state governors alerting them of the need to...more
CISA’s Incident Response Guide outlines ways in which WWS owners and operators can engage with federal agencies to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to cyber incidents, including best practices for incident response and...more
Companies that produce and discharge pollutants are subject to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight under the Clean Water Act. The EPA routinely conducts inspections focused on federal laws like Oil Pollution...more
Three federal agencies announced the joint production and release of a document titled: Incident Response Guide – Water and Wastewater Sector (January 2024) (“Guide”)...more
If there is one truism in California water, it is that there is not enough of it. In part to try to help address that issue, on December 19, 2023, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted...more