The Phase 1 deadline under EPA’s NPDES eReporting Rule is just around the corner, on December 21, 2016. This marks the start date for e-reporting for individual NPDES permittees including DMRs as well as EPA general permit data and the Federal Biosolids Program.
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Miranda Yost
Court Affirms Disclosure in NPDES Permitting Is Critical to Permit Shield
By Miranda Yost on
Posted in Water
A recent Sixth Circuit decision on permit shield protection reinforces the importance of full disclosure to the permitting agency. The Sixth Circuit found a coal company was shielded from Clean Water Act liability for discharges exceeding state water quality standards by a state NPDES general permit. This is the latest decision in a series of cases where courts have wrestled with the scope of protection afforded by the CWA’s permit shield provision. See 33 U.S.C. § 1342(k).
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