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Oct 31, 2018

Additional Stormwater Regulation on the Horizon in California—and Elsewhere?

Stormwater: clogged sewer

After a ruling by Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles Waterkeeper, et al v. Pruitt, et al, case number 2:17-cv-03454 (August 9, 2018), additional permitting requirements for stormwater discharges may be on the horizon in California and elsewhere.  Judge Wilson’s ruling requires that where EPA has determined that stormwater discharges are contributing to water quality impairment in a watershed, it must “either (1) require NPDES permits for the discharges or (2) enforce [the Clean Water Act’s} total proscription of discharges of pollutants” without a permit. The Los Angeles… Read more

Aug 26, 2013

Proposed EPA Rule Will Allow Holders of NPDES Permits to File Reports Electronically

Under a newly proposed EPA rule, holders of NPDES wastewater discharge permits will be required to file permit information and reports electronically rather than the paper reports that are currently required.  The rule will apply to all NPDES permit holders, including industrial facilities and municipally-owned wastewater treatment plants. A permit facility currently must file periodic discharge monitoring reports and other information with the permitting agency which is usually the state.  Reported data includes specific locations where a discharge is authorized and how pollution in the discharge is controlled. For more information, contact Phillip Hoover.