beyond the legal opinion
January 14, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in which it ruled that water flowing from an improved portion of a navigable waterway to an unimproved portion of the same waterway does not qualify as a discharge of pollutant under the Clean Water…
January 5, 2013
The Washington legislature is currently looking at three separate bills that would address various aspects of Washington’s stormwater requirements. Representative Liz Pike is the primary sponsor of three bills in the Washington State House of Representatives while Senator Rivers is the primary sponsor…
July 30, 2012
Ecology announced today that they have issued new NPDES permits. Phase I jurisdictions will be required to meet the standards of the modified permit by August 1, 2013. A more complete analysis of the requirements of this permit will be forthcoming in future posts.
May 7, 2012
Here is an article that appeared in the Vancouver Business Journal highlighting some of the concerns that Low Impact Development (“LID”) techniques may force upon development projects. I thank the Vancouver Business Journal for continuing to follow this very important issue.…
April 16, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision in the closely followed Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency case. The Court agreed with arguments contained in two amicus briefs filed by the NAHB that a property owner who receives a Compliance Order from the EPA…
