beyond the legal opinion
February 25, 2019
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been in the news increasingly in the last several years. On February 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its PFAS Action Plan, setting forth its roadmap for addressing these contaminants.
January 8, 2019
Interstate waters would no longer be a separate category of waters. Instead, only those interstate waters falling into one of the other six categories would be jurisdictional. Similarly, while the agencies are not proposing any changes to the impoundments category, they are seeking comment on whether impoundments could be incorporated into another category of waters.
December 14, 2018
The Washington Supreme Court confirmed the jurisdictional scope of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) over hydraulic projects, as authorized under the Hydraulic Project Act (HPA). So long as a statutorily defined hydraulic project “use[s], divert[s], obstruct[s], or…
February 23, 2016
It has been some time since we have had reason to comment on the status of the numerous state challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ controversial rule that newly defined the terms “Waters…
January 20, 2016
Court rules in favor of the Building Industry Association of Clark County concerning stormwater regulations
December 21, 2015
The department of Ecology approved new standards for Clark County soil groups
October 9, 2015
The Sixth Court Issues a stay as it finds the rule at odds with the Supreme Courts ruling in Rapanos
October 7, 2015
With so many states fighting the WOTUS rule in local courts, the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers hope to consolidate the cases in Washington D.C.
September 17, 2015
Despite low water levels at the Owyhee Basin, farmers are staying in business by using more advanced irrigation techniques
September 17, 2015
Despite low water levels at the Owyhee Basin, farmers are staying in business by using more advanced irrigation techniques
