Does a Discharge to Groundwater Require a Clean Water Act NPDES Permit?: Federal Court Addresses Maui Issue on Remand
The United States District Court (District of Hawaii) (“Court”) addressed in a July 15th Order the question of whether a Maui County (“County”) wastewater discharge facility (“Facility”) should have obtained a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. See…
Arkansas Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks: July 28th Meeting
As noted in a previous blog post, Arkansas operates a petroleum storage tank trust fund that provides reimbursement for eligible storage tanks that suffer corrective action requirements and third party damage claims due to a release of petroleum. The Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks…
Water Reuse in the West: Western States Water Council Report
The Western States Water Council issued a June 2021 report titled: Water Reuse in the West – Western State Water Reuse Governance and Programs (“Report”) The Report was compiled by Jessica Reimer and Michelle Bushman. In introducing the Report, several points are highlighted: Western states have…
Renewal of Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
On July 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a Renewal of Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists extending the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for another ninety (90) days effective July 20, 2021. The PHE has been in place since January…
Designation of PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances/Wastewater - Drinking Water Utility Exemption: American Water Works Association Proposed Amendment
The American Water Works Association (“AWWA”) sent a July 19th letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Rules urging support for an amendment (“Amendment 18”) to the proposed PFAS Action Act (“H.R. 2467”). Amendment 18 would address the…