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State of Play on Clean Water Act “Waters of the United States” Jurisdiction

Photo of Mike NagelbergPhoto of Cory BarnesBy Mike Nagelberg and Cory Barnes on Posted in Clean Water Act, EPA
On August 30, 2021, in Pasqua Yaqui Tribe et al. v. EPA et al. (Case No. 4:20-cv-00266-RM, Dkt. 99), the U.S. District Court in Arizona vacated the Trump administration’s 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule (“NWPR”), which had significantly walked back the scope of navigable “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) regulated under the Clean Water … Continue Reading

The Section 401 Water Quality Certification Program and Its Impacts on Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Photo of Meagan MooreBy Meagan Moore on Posted in Clean Water Act, EPA
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires applicants for federally permitted projects “that may result in any discharge into the navigable waters” of the United States to seek water quality certifications from the local certifying authority that has jurisdiction over the project area where the discharge would occur. This cooperative federalism within the … Continue Reading
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