Stormwater Champions: A Look Forward After 25 Years
November marks the 25th anniversary of EPA’s Phase I MS4 program. Geoff Brosseau discusses lessons learned from the past 25 years and shares his insights for the future.
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Tag: Industrial Stormwater
Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Failure to Act on Water Quality Issues
On April 28, the Conservation Law Foundation and the Charles River Watershed Association sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for the agency’s alleged “failure to enforce stormwater pollution regulations in the...
Read MoreDuke Energy Pleads Guilty to Clean Water Act Crimes
On May 14, Duke Energy Corp. pleaded guilty to nine misdemeanor counts related to unpermitted discharges and maintenance issues at five North Carolina coal ash storage facilities. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
Read MoreState Environment Department Leads Investigation on North Carolina Coal Ash Spill
Duke Energy discovered a coal ash spill Feb. 2 after a 122-cm (48-in) stormwater pipe ruptured beneath a coal ash pond near Eden, North Carolina. The ash ponds are storage lagoons containing a mixture of water and ash, a waste...
Read MoreEPA Opens Public Comment for Permitting of New Sources of Industrial Stormwater
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the comment period 30 days on the proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges from Industrial Activities, also known...
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