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Opportunity to Comment on the Agenciesâ Renewed Attempt to Define the Scope of WOTUS
On Friday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Department of the Army announced an intention to engage with stakeholders and receive public input before taking administrative action to define the scope of “waters of the U.S.” (“WOTUS”) under the Clean Water Act. The agencies are specifically seeking input on three key features of…
Read MoreClient Alert: EPA Announces Risk Management Program Final Rule
By C. Max Zygmont and Leland P. Frost On March 11, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agencyâs (EPA) Final Rule was published with revisions to Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs (RMP) Under the Clean Air Act (CAA); Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (SCCAP). The RMP Rule originates from Section 112(r) of the CAA…
Read MoreClient Alert: Georgia EPDâs New Draft Guidance for Construction Stormwater PermittingÂ
By Kimberley Hale, Jonathan Wells, and Kate Hopkins On November 7, 2023, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division (EPD) issued new draft guidance that will apply to construction stormwater variances issued to large projects disturbing more than fifty acres (see links below).⯠EPD is accepting comments on this guidance from now until…
Read MoreAnd the Dance Continues: New Proposed WOTUS Rule
On Tuesday the U.S. EPAâs and U.S. Army Corpsâ (âAgenciesâ) proposed revised definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) was published in the Federal Register, triggering a 60-day public comment period that concludes on February 7, 2022. The Agencies have also scheduled several virtual public hearings in January 2022. This proposed rule is the…
Read MoreLaw360 Article on Georgia Wastewater Treatment Permitting
On October 28, 2021, Law360 published an article written by three of our attorneys on a recent Northern District of Georgia ruling which has potential implications for wastewater treatment facilities in Georgia. The ruling involves a class action brought by citizens of the city of Rome and Floyd County, who contend that Dalton Utilities Inc.âs…
Read MoreGeorgia EPD Tests PFAS Levels in Coosa and Tennessee Basins
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of manufactured chemicals used in industrial and consumer products since the 1940s because they are resistant to heat, water, and oil. They break down very slowly; accumulate in humans, animals, and the environment; and have been linked to harmful health effects. Of the thousands of different PFAS,…
Read MoreFourteen KMCL Lawyers Included in 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best LawyersŸ in America: Ones to Watch
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP is proud to announce that fourteen of our nineteen lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022. In addition, we are pleased to announce that Alan Truitt has been named the Best LawyersÂź 2022 Energy Law âLawyer of the Yearâ in Birmingham,…
Read MoreFederal Judge: SCOTUS âFunctional Equivalenceâ Test Requires Hawaii County to Obtain CWA Permit
After nearly a decade of litigation between the County of Maui and environmental groups, a Hawaii district court has ruled that the County, as operator of a wastewater reclamation facility that injects a wastewater stream into groundwater via a well, must obtain a Clean Water Act (CWA) permit because of the effect the injected material…
Read MoreNationally Recognized Environmental Firm Expands Partnership: Attracts Prominent Former Troutman, Pepper Partner and Elevates Two Lawyers to Partnership Positions.
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP (KMCL), a nationally recognized law firm focused on environmental and energy law, announced today that prominent environmental attorney Greg Blount, formerly a partner at Troutman Pepper, has joined the firm as a Partner in the firmâs Atlanta office. The Firm also announced that two of its outstanding existing lawyers, Shelly…
Read MoreEPA Partially Stays Enforcement of Final PIP (3:1) Rule under TSCA and Extends Comment Period for all PBT Rules Issued on January 6, 2021
Yesterday, EPA issued a âNo Action Assuranceâ memorandum staying enforcement of a rule prohibiting the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of PIP (3:1), and gave notice that it is extending the comment period on final rules promulgated on January 6, 2021 regulating PIP (3:1) and four other PBTs. The extension will give affected parties additional time…
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