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4 Feb 2015, 2:00 am
District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held that the waste water discharges of a mining operation in the coal mining areas were subject to a Clean Water Act (CWA) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) citizen suit. [read post]
29 Jan 2015, 6:45 am by Seth Jaffe
The statute provides that “compliance with a permit issued pursuant to this section shall be deemed compliance” with the relevant parts of the CWA itself. [read post]
28 Jan 2015, 10:33 am by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Policy Institute, Organized Labor (AFSCME, SEIU, CWA, UFCW), and the American Council on Education. [read post]
27 Jan 2015, 9:00 am
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that ICG Hazard, LLC's Clean Water Act (CWA) general permit defense, located in the CWA at 33 U.S.C. 1342(k), shielded the mining company from a CWA enforcement lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club. [read post]
16 Jan 2015, 2:00 am
Exploration & Production, Incorporated and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation can be held liable for violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) in connection with the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
15 Jan 2015, 5:02 pm by Walter Olson
But Krugman still being inconsistent bc he's also backed $15 US minimum")] Five pro-de Blasio unions — SEIU/1199, teachers, hotel workers, doormen/building staff, CWA District 1 — help enforce NYC mayor’s agenda [NYDN] Testimony: “worst-kept secret” in Philly ironworkers’ union was that you could get ahead through violent “night work” [Philadelphia Inquirer] Loads of new compliance burdens: “Changes in California Employment… [read post]
14 Jan 2015, 2:00 am
District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina held that the plaintiffs in a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) citizens-suit against the owners and operator of a swine farm had the right to have the case tried before a jury. [read post]
5 Jan 2015, 2:00 am
In addition to the bread and butter federal agency appropriations language in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (the "Act"), enacted late last year, the Act includes a number of provisions affecting environmental regulation, including:The interpretive rule published by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Corps of Engineers regarding the applicability of Section 404(f)(I)(A) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), effective March 25, 2014, will be… [read post]
22 Dec 2014, 4:00 am
 Outside groups have rallied opposition against the proposed rule, arguing that the proposed definition does not narrow the scope of the CWA but instead expands the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers authority under the CWA. [read post]
15 Dec 2014, 1:39 pm by Joe Koncelik
An interesting case involving the interplay of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and RCRA highlights the complexity of sites that trigger multiple environmental statutes. [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 2:00 pm
No permit application has been filed, but EPA argues that it has authority under the CWA to take its own preemptive action to halt the project. [read post]
21 Nov 2014, 10:22 am by Tom Webley
The CWA applies to (1) waters used in interstate or foreign commerce; (2) interstate waters; (3) the territorial seas; (4) and any “impoundments” of these waters (e.g., reservoirs or other water basins created when water is dammed). [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 11:16 am
" Violation of this provision in the CWA opened up ATP-IP to possible civil penalties. [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 9:46 am by Liskow & Lewis
The government’s Complaint alleges six causes of action: CWA § 309(d) civil penalties for violations of CWA § 301(a) for unauthorized chemical dispersant discharges; CWA § 309(d) civil penalties for permit violations; CWA § 311(b)(7)(A) and (D) civil penalties for oil discharge violations; Injunctive relief under OCSLA, 43 U.S.C. [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 9:46 am by Liskow & Lewis
The government’s Complaint alleges six causes of action: CWA § 309(d) civil penalties for violations of CWA § 301(a) for unauthorized chemical dispersant discharges; CWA § 309(d) civil penalties for permit violations; CWA § 311(b)(7)(A) and (D) civil penalties for oil discharge violations; Injunctive relief under OCSLA, 43 U.S.C. [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 7:12 am by Walter James
  Under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) (provisions of which are similar to the CWA), the inspector may enter upon presentation of his credentials but unlike the CWA entry is not necessarily restricted to reasonable times; however, like the CWA, document access is limited to reasonable times, so as a practical matter, it is very likely that entry will only be requested during “reasonable times. [read post]
14 Oct 2014, 9:19 am by Joe Koncelik
 If the answer is "yes," then the waterway falls under the federal jurisdiction pursuant to CWA. [read post]