North Carolina NPDES Industrial Stormwater General Permit 2026 Updates – What You Need to Know General Background of Stormwater Permits
Posted: June 17th, 2026
Author: Alex Ges The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) has published the draft permits and factsheets for six National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Industrial Stormwater General Permits. The proposed reissuances of these six draft General Permits include […]
Read articleMassachusetts Industrial Wastewater Holding Tanks: What Facilities Should Know About 314 CMR 18 Compliance
Posted: June 17th, 2026
Author: Shawn Murphy Industrial wastewater holding tanks are common across many industries throughout Massachusetts. Yet many facility owners are unaware that these systems may be subject to specific regulatory requirements under Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) regulation 314 CMR […]
Read articleInclusion of Microplastics in U.S. EPA Draft Contaminant Candidate List
Posted: June 17th, 2026
Author: Aidan Decker Microplastics, which are coming under increased public scrutiny, were included in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6) on April 2, 2026. CCL 6 is a list of contaminants that […]
Read articleNorth Carolina Takes Decisive Action in Regulating PFAS in Wastewater – 2026 Update
Posted: June 11th, 2026
Authors: A.J. Golding & Kennedy Schroeder On September 11, 2024, the Water Quality Committee of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) Environmental Management Commission (EMC) approved a motion to establish per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) monitoring for “every industrial […]
Read articleWhat Water Systems Need to Know About the U.S. EPA’s New Lead and Copper Rule Improvements Guidance
Posted: April 30th, 2026
Author: William Shane The clock is ticking for America’s water utilities. Under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), water systems across the country are required to identify and replace all lead service lines within 10 years. This ambitious goal […]
Read article2026 Look Ahead
Posted: January 14th, 2026
2026 Look Ahead Intro // Colin McCall Happy New Year to all of our readers. We are looking forward to another year of work and camaraderie with our colleagues, clients, and partners. In keeping with tradition, we use our January […]
Read article2026 Water Look Ahead
Posted: January 14th, 2026
Author: Lizzie Smith We’ve seen some movement from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) on several fronts as 2025 came to a close, though at the time of this publication we are still waiting on the Fall 2025 […]
Read articleU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Expedites Clean Water Act Section 404 Dredge-and-Fill Permit For Line 5 Oil Pipeline
Posted: December 18th, 2025
Author: Corey Prigent The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District in Minnesota recently issued a controversial Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 Dredge-and-Fill individual permit on October 29, 2025, to Enbridge Inc. for the construction-related impacts to […]
Read articleProposed Update to Definition of Waters of the United States
Posted: December 18th, 2025
Author: William Shane On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) published a proposed rule to update the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). WOTUS is a […]
Read article2025 WQSM Seminar Insights
Posted: December 4th, 2025
Author: Mallary Stroh The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) recently hosted the 2025 Water Quality and Stormwater (WQSM) Seminar, which brought together consultants, agency staff, and other stakeholders to discuss current challenges and program updates within the Water Quality […]
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