Ohio Environmental Law
OCTOBER 3, 2021
In 2019, the U.S. Hawaii Wildlife Fund addressed when a permit is required under the Clean Water Act for discharges to groundwater. Prior to Maui , it was a long standing debate as to when the Clean Water Act (CWA) in order to discharge to groundwater. Supreme Court’s decision in County of Maui V.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 6, 2023
Only 23 percent of the world’s large rivers (more than 620 miles in length) flow uninterrupted into the ocean. Invisible from above, groundwater is a critical source of drinking water, providing the base flow for rivers and, as the study said, “directly sustain[ing] wetlands and terrestrial vegetation.”
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Ohio Environmental Law
APRIL 23, 2020
Supreme Court issued a major ruling interpreting the breadth and scope of the Clean Water Act in County of Maui v. A source of ongoing debate over the scope of the Clean Water Act has been to what extent does the statute regulate discharges when they come into contact with groundwater? Distance traveled.
Vermont Law
APRIL 19, 2019
The treated wastewater effluent that the County of Maui was injecting into its wells was making its way through the groundwater and into the ocean. The court held that the county had violated the CWA by indirectly discharging into the ocean without a NPDES permit. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, SCOTUSBLOG, [link] (last visited Mar 15, 2019).
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Funded by the Erb Family Foundation and the Joyce Foundation, the project comes on the 50 th anniversary of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a high point of environmental diplomacy, and the U.S. Clean Water Act, a pivotal piece of American environmental law. In the Great Lakes region, harmful blooms are endemic.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
A federal judge overturns the Trump administration’s Clean Water Act definition. Bureau of Reclamation contributes $19 million for a Colorado River water conservation program. from 2017 through 2019 for illnesses related to harmful algal blooms. Before the EPA could act, a federal judge stepped in.
Circle of Blue
MAY 24, 2021
The measurements will improve understanding of the lake’s annual water balance, said Katherine Earp, a study co-author. between 2015 and 2019 that were linked to swimming pools, hot tubs, and other treated recreational waters, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. Clean Water Act Compliance.
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