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NPDES
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Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Brooks Smith, Richmond Environmental Partner, files Amicus Brief that could affect all NPDES permit holders
By Environmental Law and Policy Monitor
Troutman Sanders' Richmond office partner and environmental and natural resources attorney, Brooks Smith, has filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Virginia Coal and Energy Alliance Inc., Virginia Mining…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
NPDES Discharge Permit Not Needed for Discharges of Pollutants from Unimproved to Improved Portions of the Same Waterway
By Kristin Watt
On January 8, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a discharge of polluted water from an improved (concrete lined) portion of a waterway into an unimproved (natural condition) portion…
Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
NPDES Permit Not Required For Discharges to Different Parts of Same Waterway
By Philip L. Comella and Craig B. Simonsen The Supreme Court held today in Los Angeles County Flood Control Dist. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., No. 11-460 (January 8,…
The Energy Law Blog
EPA Finalizes NPDES Permit for Oil and Gas Facilities in the GOM OCS
By Robert E. Holden and Carlos J. Moreno On October 1st, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released the final NPDES general permit for discharges from oil and gas…
The Energy Law Blog
EPA Proposes Significant Changes to NPDES Permit for Oil and Gas Facilities in the GOM OCS
By Carlos J. Moreno On March 7, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the Federal Register a proposed NPDES general permit for discharges from oil and gas facilities…
Ohio Environmental Law Blog
NPDES General Permit for Industrial Activities – Feds and States Head toward Numeric Limits in Storm Water NPDES Permits
Traditionally, EPA has regulated storm water differently than point source discharges. Regulators recognized that it was easier to install new technology to reduce pollutant loading from a specific industrial process…
Land Use Law Blog
Senate Committee Scolds SWRCB in Recent Hearing on Draft Statewide Permits
In early 2011, the State Water Resources Control Board ("SWRCB") released three draft statewide NPDES permits for public review and comment. To say that these permits were not well-received by…
From the Ground Up
New NPDES Permit Draft Language
By Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
The Washington Department of Ecology issued new draft permit language here for the 2012 forthcoming new NPDES permits. And while the new permits go at great length to include the…
Environment, Land & Resources
New CAFO reporting requirements create enforcement risks and waste-to-energy opportunities
By Aron Potash
The United States Environmental Protection Agency faces an obligation to propose, before June of this year, a rule under the Clean Water Act which will impose reporting requirements upon owners…
Ahead of Schedule
New Standards for NPDES Permits
Owners, contractors and designers should be aware of new requirements for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for stormwater discharges associated with construction activity. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…