Industry Reminder: 2018 Amendment to Industrial Storm Water General Permit Effective July 1, 2020

March 25th, 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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Categories: Articles, Climate, Environmental, Water
Tags: BMP, Compliance, Discharger, NPDES, permit, TMDL, Water Board

Grading Permit Ruled a Ministerial Act Beyond CEQA Although Limited Exercise of Discretion

May 5th, 2017
Sierra Club v. County of Sonoma (2017) Cal. App. LEXIS 375 In Sierra Club v. County of Sonoma, a California court declined consider the issuance of a grading permit to be an act subject to CEQA, despite that the ordinance gave County officials a degr… Read More
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Categories: Articles, CEQA, Environmental, Land Use, Water
Tags: CEQA, Discretionary Approval, erosion, Exemption, grading permit, Ministerial Act, permit, storm water, wetlands