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NDEP Seeks Public Comments to Water Quality Integrated Report

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The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) seeks public comments to its Draft Water Quality Integrated report. The public comment period for Nevada’s 2020-2022 Draft Water Quality Integrated Report closes on December 31, 2021. On November 22, 2021, NDEP published its Public Notice, inviting comment on the Draft Nevada 2020-2022 Water Quality Integrated Report. The […]

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Survey of SOTWI

Survey by AWWA Details Challenges Facing the Water Industry

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The State of the Water Industry Survey In the June 2020 issue of Opflow, the American Water Works Association published a survey of 3,351 water industry professionals. The State of the Water Industry (SOTWI) survey identifies challenges to the water industry and seeks to understand their causes. Several issues regarding water resource management made the

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EPA and Army Corps Issue Additional WOTUS Comment Period

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  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“agencies”)  issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to seek additional comments on the repeal of the 2015 “waters of the United States” rule under the Clean Water Act (“2015 WOTUS Rule”). In July 2017, the agencies first issued a notice of

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WOTUS Rule Litigation Update

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In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) issued a joint administrative rule, the “WOTUS Rule,” attempting to define the statutory term “waters of the United States” within the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) in order to more clearly define the agencies’ jurisdiction. Schroeder Law Offices summarized the background and

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President Trump Directs Executive Departments and Agencies to Review WOTUS with an Eye to Rescind or Revise it

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Co-Authored By: Attorney Therese Ure & Lisa Mae Gage In August 2015 the United State Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) put their stamp of approval on the Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) final rule. The WOTUS rule significantly expanded the definition of “waters of the United States”

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New Grants Awarded to Improve Surface Waters in Nevada

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The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (“NDEP”) has been evaluating nonpoint source water pollution, occurring when rain, snowmelt and irrigated water flowing over developed land carries contaminants into Nevada waterways. Accordingly, NDEP implemented a Nonpoint Source Grant Program to provide funding to qualifying state, regional and county agencies, as well as conservation districts and nonprofit

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Wastewater

Nevada Wastewater Funding Approved by EPA

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On December 22, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced funding of more than $19 Million for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Nevada. The program funds fall under Nevada’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund, and provides money for state projects that promote clean water through wastewater treatment projects and improvements to

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Senate Takes Action to Repeal WOTUS (Updated 1/20/16)

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On November 3, 2015, the United States Senate voted on legislation meant to repeal the federal regulation re-defining “Waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”). WOTUS sets EPA’s jurisdiction, and thereby how far the EPA can reach to regulate various waterways. The regulation increases federal jurisdiction over water within the United States, which many believe will

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EPA & USACE Waters of the United States Rule; by Derek Bradley

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The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the US Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”) have recently released a new waters of the United States rule under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) that has been in the works for over a year concerning the definition of what are the ‘Waters of the United States.’ The importance of

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Washington initiating process to update CAFO permit

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The Washington Department of Ecology has started work on updating the state’s Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) general permit, and is calling for public input in the formative stages of this process. Ecology is the state’s control agency, as authorized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for activities falling under the jurisdiction of the Clean

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EPA Rulemaking and NEPA Draft EIS Comments

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The April issue of Nevada Lawyer Magazine focuses on Agriculture Law. Matthew Curti, along with attorney Linda Bullen, authored an article about the importance of submitting comments to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rulemaking, as well as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) draft Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). The article provides an overview of the commenting process,

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