New Toxicity Provisions Establish Statewide Effluent Limitations for NPDES Permits

On October 5, 2021, the State Water Resources Control Board (“State Board”) adopted statewide requirements for dischargers, known as the “Toxicity Provisions,” which insert a uniform set of effluent limitations into each region’s basin plan… Read More
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Industry Reminder: 2018 Amendment to Industrial Storm Water General Permit Effective July 1, 2020

March 2020 On November 6, 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board (“Water Board”) amended the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Statewide Industrial Storm Water General Permit (“General Permit”). The new requ… Read More
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US EPA Clean Water Act Guidance: Discharges To Groundwater That Affect Surface Water Are Excluded From NPDES Program

On April 12, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a guidance memorandum stating that point source discharges to groundwater, which subsequently migrate or are conveyed to surface water, are excluded from the Clean Water Act’s NPDES… Read More
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