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NPDES
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Stoel Rives Environmental Law
Oregon Court of Appeals Confirms Removal of Receiving Water Limits Is Not Backsliding
By Melissa Thorme, Michael Campbell
The scope of what Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits may lawfully require continues to narrow. On April 29, 2026, in Northwest Environmental Advocates (NWEA) v.…
Environment, Land & Resources
Supreme Court Waves Goodbye to Clean Water Act End-Result Requirements
The landmark decision alters the NPDES permit landscape, shifting the focus to specific actions over general outcomes. By Michael G. Romey, Benjamin D. Gibson, Lucas I. Quass, Phil Goldberg, and…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
SCOTUS Strikes Down “End-Result” Limitations in NPDES Permits
Whether issued by an authorized State or the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit issued under the Clean Water Act allows a permittee to…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
EPA’s New Proposed Maui Guidance: Underwhelming and Sneaky
On November 20, with no fanfare at all, not even a press release, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Draft Guidance: Applying the Supreme Court's County of Maui v.…
Law & The Environment
Does EPA Have Authority to Include Narrative Criteria in NPDES Permits? Yes, For Now.
By Seth Jaffe
Earlier this week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed EPA’s NPDES permit issued to San Francisco’s Oceanside sewer system. San Francisco had challenged the permit on the ground that…
S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law
Mining Industry on the Losing End of Two Clean Water Act Cases
By Chris Colyer
by Michael C. Ford The mining industry was on the losing end of two recent Clean Water Act cases. Stone v. High Mountain Mining Company, LLC,[1] was decided September 12,…
Schroeder Ag Law Blog
Court Rejects Novel Air Emissions Argument Against CFO
An Indiana court recently rejected a new argument advanced by opponents of a CFO. The opponents appealed a CFO’s state permit. They claimed a subsurface perimeter tile drain at a…
Law & The Environment
Implementing Maui Remains a Case-by-Case Affair, at Least for Now
By Seth Jaffe
Last week, EPA withdrew guidance issued in the waning days of the Trump Administration interpreting the Supreme Court decision in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund. As the masochists…
Stoel Rives Environmental Law
State Water Board Now Receiving Public Comments on Its Proposed Reissuance of the Statewide NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit
By Melissa Foster, Mike Mills, Elizabeth Ewens, Lauren Neuhaus
The State Water Resources Control Board (“Water Board”) is now receiving public comments on its proposed reissuance of the statewide National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Construction Stormwater General Permit…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
EPA Issues 2021 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges
By Jeryl L. Olson, Rebecca A. Davis, Patrick D. Joyce, Ilana R. Morady, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the 2021 Multi-Sector General Permit (“MSGP”) for industrial stormwater…