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San Francisco v. EPA Brings the End of “End Result” NPDES Permit Requirements

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In its recent decision in San Francisco v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Ninth Circuit interpretation of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), the second case in just two years where the Court has disagreed with the EPA’s...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Supreme Court Makes Waves In San Francisco Ruling

When the Supreme Court issued its decision in City & County of San Francisco v. EPA on March 4, 2025, it may have saved San Francisco $10 billion dollars in penalties sought by the United States Environmental Protection...more

McGlinchey Stafford

SCOTUS Rolls Back EPA’s Permitting Authority under the CWA

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On March 4, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, limiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s permitting authority under...more

Goldberg Segalla

Supreme Court Requires EPA to Set Specific Targets in Water Permits

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, in San Francisco v. EPA, held in a 5-4 decision that the EPA cannot enforce requirements in wastewater permits that “do not spell out what a permittee must do or refrain from doing.” San...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Will Make it Easier to Comply with NPDES Permits

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On March 4, 2025 the Supreme Court overturned the 9th Circuit to rule in favor of the City of San Francisco in a landmark Clean Water Act case. The EPA authorizes states to issue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPA Region 1 Doubles Down on Unprecedented Effort to Require Stormwater Permits for an Expansive Range of Formerly Unregulated...

Update: On January 31, under the new Trump administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reopened the comment period for the 2024 Preliminary Designation and draft General Permit for CII properties. Written...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

EPA’s New Proposed Maui Guidance: Underwhelming and Sneaky

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On November 20, with no fanfare at all, not even a press release, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Draft Guidance: Applying the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision in the Clean...more

J.S. Held

U.S. EPA’s First Usage of Clean Water Act Residual Designation Authority & Environmental Justice

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In September 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 issued a decision to use its Clean Water Act (CWA) Residual Designation Authority (RDA) to require National Pollution Discharge Elimination System...more

Robinson+Cole Environmental Law +

No Love for the Dirty Water: EPA Proposing Expanded Stormwater Permitting in Boston

The Standells may “love that dirty water” according to their 1966 hit song, but the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England region is hoping to reduce stormwater pollution running off industrial, commercial and...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Biosolids Biennial Report: February 2020 Report Issued

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a February 2021 document titled: Biosolids Biennial Report No. 8 (“Report”) - The Report addresses the reporting period 2018-2019. ...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Cities Issuing Business Licenses Will Need to Verify NPDES Permits First

What California Cities Need to Know to Comply with SB 205 - California cities that issue business licenses will be required to determine whether any of the primary Standard Industrial Classification Codes applicable to...more

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Eleventh Circuit Rejects Environmental Groups’ Effort to Challenge Alabama NPDES Permitting Program Authority

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The Alabama Department of Environmental Management can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion today affirming the U.S. EPA’s January 11, 2017 decision not to...more

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Arkansas Nutrient Water Quality Trading Advisory Panel: December 14th Conference Call Scheduled

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced that the Arkansas Nutrient Water Quality Trading Advisory Panel (“Panel”) will hold a telephone conference at 1:30 p.m. on December 14th. ADEQ states the...more

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