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. The central question in the case was whether discharges to…
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund case on April 23. The central question in the case was whether discharges to…
The EPA issued a pre-publication final rule on May 18 adding 172 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of toxic chemicals subject to Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting…
On July 13, the Federal Register published the final rule modifying Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 water quality certification requirements, making it effective immediately. The EPA had published the…
On June 3, the 2015 EPA Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) expired, and the permit was administratively continued for discharges that were covered prior to permit expiration. For new or existing…
On July 1, 2020, California State Water Board’s November 2018 amendments to the Industrial General Permit Order took effect. The modifications implement Sufficiently Sensitive Analytical Test Methods, Total Maximum Daily…
On July 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule to significantly limit the lead content allowed in plumbing materials in accordance with the Reduction of Lead in…
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), internal watchdog for the EPA, released a report outlining the findings of its recent audit that identified weaknesses in state implementation of the…
On Oct. 13, President Trump signed an executive order on “Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure.” It formally establishes a Water Subcabinet of senior federal agency officials to…
A proposed rule published by the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council would add mining as a sector of projects eligible for coverage under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface…
In November, the EPA announced significant actions to address PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in the environment. First, the Office of Water issued a memorandum from the PFAS National Pollutant…
After receiving nearly 6,500 public comments, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council voted unanimously to add mining as a sector with infrastructure projects eligible for coverage under Title 41 of…
Updated June 1, 2021: On Jan. 15, 2021, the U.S. EPA published the final Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The…