Topic
Groundwater
184 published works
PFAS and Emerging Contaminants
PFAS State Survey – Standards and Guidance Values for PFAS in Groundwater, Drinking Water and Surface Water
Note: This is a graphical representation of an Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (“ITRC”) Guidance Document as of March 2023.These values are changing rapidly. The ITRC intends to update this Guidance…
S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law
More than Just a Drop in the Bucket, Arizona Groundwater Supplies Pose Problems and Potential Solutions for Policy Makers
While the local and national press inundate us with articles about the dire nature of Arizona’s water supplies and questions about why people are even allowed to live in a…
S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law
As an Excellent Winter Transitions to an Uncertain Spring, How Secure are Arizona’s Water Supplies?
Arizona’s water supplies have been front page news for months. Both local and national media have reported on increasingly serious shortages on the Colorado River and the inability of the…
Environmental Law Section Blog | Environmental Law Section
History Judges Nitrate and Nitrite Standards a Scientific Failure
By David A. Belluck, Sally L. Benjamin
Nitrate and nitrite are about to reemerge as groundwater and drinking water chemicals of concern.Our new research reveals that current nitrate and nitrite drinking and groundwater standards do not reflect…
The Nickel Report
Federal Court Finds Tort Claims Preempted by CERCLA Consent Decree
By Brent A. Rosser, Kate Perkins
A recent federal district court decision shows how a consent decree can provide protection to responsible parties under CERCLA by precluding later-filed tort claims seeking additional relief or different remedial…
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. Alerts and Updates
Natural Resources Board Rejects PFAS Groundwater Standards, Moves Drinking Water and Surface Water Standards Forward
The post Natural Resources Board Rejects PFAS Groundwater Standards, Moves Drinking Water and Surface Water Standards Forward first appeared on Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Equitable Apportionment of Interstate Waters Sinks to New Levels
In a landmark ruling signaling a new lens with which to view the treatment of interstate water allocation, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on November 22 in Mississippi…
Environment, Land & Resources
US Supreme Court Decision May Affect NRD Trusteeship Determinations
The decision could complicate states’ ability to pursue groundwater natural resource damages actions. By Kegan A. Brown, Gary P. Gengel, Thomas C. Pearce, and Taylor R. West On November 22,…
Law & The Environment
The Law Is An Ass, RCRA Edition
By Seth Jaffe
Late last month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a public water supplier could be liable in a citizens’ suit brought under the imminent and substantial endangerment provisions…
Ohio Environmental Law Blog
Biden EPA Rescinds Trump Guidance on Clean Water Act “Functional Equivalent Test”
In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in County of Maui V. Hawaii Wildlife Fund addressed when a permit is required under the Clean Water Act for discharges to groundwater. …