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4 Oct 2010, 2:59 am
Some chemicals leach into groundwater; others are insoluble in water. [read post]
2 May 2025, 3:57 pm
Furthermore, the long-chain alkyl PFAS present in AFFF—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)—are dispersible in the environment and (a) subject to stringent de facto cleanup standards in the form of maximum contaminant levels of 4 parts per trillion (ppt) in groundwater, orders of magnitude lower than those for other industrial chemicals, and (b) formally designated as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,… [read post]
19 Jul 2023, 11:20 am
Call 205.328.9200 Claim Evaluation Veterans and family members exposed to trichloroethylene have a 70% higher risk of Parkinson's disease While many people are exposed to the solvent through lingering air particles, soil, and groundwater, where it can remain for decades, veterans and family members who lived at Camp Lejeune while the drinking water was contaminated were heavily exposed to trichloroethylene, which is why they are now at high risk of developing Parkinson's… [read post]
6 Feb 2024, 7:53 am
Southwest afford to become home to large mining operations that will gulp hundreds of thousands of acre feet of groundwater from the Colorado River? [read post]
13 Jul 2023, 2:29 pm
The lone bill not approved by the Legislature would have provided permitting exemptions for certain groundwater diversion plans like the controversial Delta Conveyance Project. [read post]
20 Feb 2019, 4:16 am
Hawaii Wildlife Fund, “a case involving whether the law covers pollution that moves through groundwater before reaching a federal waterway,” and that “[e]nvironmental groups, states, industry and conservatives are watching the case closely, as its outcome could clarify or narrow EPA’s historical interpretation of the types of pollution discharges covered by the Clean Water Act. [read post]
27 Mar 2014, 1:24 pm
I have not yet touched on groundwater, navigation, interstate water compacts, environmental regulations, and a dozen other water law issues. [read post]
13 Aug 2012, 10:37 am
These funds would be dedicated to support financing or refinancing the acquisition and improvement of: • Land, water areas, and related property interests and resources for conservation lands including wetlands, forests, and fish and wildlife habitat; • Lands that protect significant water resources and drinking water sources, including lands protecting the water quality and quantity of rivers, lakes, streams, springsheds, and lands providing recharge for groundwater and aquifer… [read post]
2 Aug 2013, 3:24 pm
The County reasoned the lands could not be restored to agricultural use after conclusion of the mining project as they would then be below groundwater level; further, an ACE would not replace the lost lands, since ACEs address and mitigate only indirect and cumulative impacts of farmland conversion (i.e., the “domino effect” on surrounding agricultural lands) which were unlikely to occur here because the quarry project was substantially surrounded by existing and vacant… [read post]
13 Mar 2019, 4:27 pm
The Supreme Court granted review of the unpublished appellate decision in this case on November 14, 2018, and will address whether issuance of a well permit pursuant to state groundwater well-drilling standards is a discretionary decision subject to CEQA review, or a ministerial decision outside of CEQA’s scope. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 6:51 am
In his written comments on the draft regulations, PADEP Secretary Krancer asserted that Pennsylvania has the regulatory capacity to protect Pennsylvania's surface waters and groundwater from the risks posed by Marcellus drilling and that the DRBC needs to avoid adopting duplicative and unnecessary regulations. [read post]
21 Oct 2018, 11:20 am
” There is a credit, Productivity, Health + Diversity 4.0: Human + Eco HPD: Reduce Pesticides, Prevent Surface + Groundwater Contamination, that rewards “no pesticide, herbicide or fertilizer use” and while such is well intentioned, the credit will have limited geographic appeal as pesticide use, to control mosquito borne disease and the like is widely practiced in many places in this country and the world. [read post]
19 Jul 2007, 5:19 pm
Sure, the USEPA is responsible for clean air, soil, water and even groundwater. [read post]
23 Apr 2024, 3:00 am
Other efforts to help steelhead trout include removing non-native species, reducing water diversions and groundwater pumping to ensure sufficient flows in streams and restoring watersheds’ natural ecosystems, Jacobson said. [read post]
18 May 2012, 4:41 pm
Plaintiffs lawyers are openly speculating about everything from gas leaks and fires, to environmental groundwater impacts, to the problems of large tanker trucks on small rural roadways. [read post]
10 Oct 2017, 4:07 am
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, in which “California state water agencies … are asking the Supreme Court to overturn a Circuit Court decision … [that] granted an Indian tribe water rights to groundwater underneath its reservation. [read post]
21 Oct 2022, 12:30 pm
Here's one for the civil procedure nerds: Louisiana property owners allege that Halliburton (among others) polluted their groundwater and that the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) knew about it and didn't tell them. [read post]
27 Mar 2024, 12:41 pm
Donald Mattison, on autism, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease, but permitted opinions on the causation of various birth defects.[7] Judge Dalton’s decisions arise from a group of companion cases, brought by more than 60 claimants against Lockheed Martin for various health conditions alleged to have been caused by Lockheed’s supposed contamination of the air, soil, and groundwater, with chemicals from its weapons manufacturing plant. [read post]
7 Dec 2010, 7:20 pm
Photo by Steve Barnett/Birmingham News file, available at Alabama.com EXCERPTS RE: WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY: Much of the cool, clean water provided to the Turkey Creek main stem comes from consistent and steady groundwater sources (springs) that contribute to the flow and water quantity in the tributaries (Beaver Creek, Dry Creek, Dry Branch, and the unnamed tributary to Beaver Creek). [read post]
25 May 2012, 8:27 am
Plaintiffs alleged that they relied on a groundwater well for “drinking, bathing, cooking, washing and other daily uses,” but that drilling operations had caused various toxic chemicals to contaminate the air and their water well, forcing them to pack up and abandon their home. [read post]
