BC Compliance Watch: Mining sector now eligible for FAST-41
After receiving nearly 6,500 public comments, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council voted unanimously to add mining as a sector…
BC Compliance Watch: NPDES permit PFAS recommendation
In November, the EPA announced significant actions to address PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in the environment. First, the Office…
BC Compliance Watch: FAST-41 for mining
A proposed rule published by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council would add mining as a sector of projects eligible…
BC Compliance Watch: Water Subcabinet
On Oct. 13, President Trump signed an executive order on “Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure.” It formally…
BC Compliance Watch: Title V Air Permitting
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), internal watchdog for the EPA, released a report outlining the findings of its…
BC Compliance Watch: Final “Lead Free” Rule
On July 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule to significantly limit the lead content allowed in…
Yolo Bypass in the Sacramento Valley.
Steve Payer / California Department of Water Resources
BC Compliance Watch: California Industrial General Permit Amended
On July 1, 2020, California State Water Board’s November 2018 amendments to the Industrial General Permit Order took effect. The…
BC Compliance Watch: EPA Multi-Sector General Permit
On June 3, the 2015 EPA Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) expired, and the permit was administratively continued for discharges that…
BC Compliance Watch: CWA Section 401 Rule
On July 13, the Federal Register published the final rule modifying Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 water quality certification…
BC Compliance Watch: TRI PFAS Reporting
The EPA issued a pre-publication final rule on May 18 adding 172 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list…
BC Compliance Watch: WOTUS
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund case on April 23….