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Texas Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Critical Water Quality Case
by Nathan Vasser The Supreme Court of Texas heard oral argument on October 1, 2024 in a case that carries implications for both deference to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (“TCEQ’s”) discharge permitting as well as to underlying antidegradation… Read More
Lead Pipe Replacement Rule Finalized
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its finalization of a groundbreaking rule that requires drinking water systems across the country to replace lead pipes within ten years. Lloyd Gosselink is tracking the progression of this rule and how it impacts drinking… Read More
Both U.S. Supreme Court and Texas Supreme Court Make Headlines on Significant Administrative Law and Water Quality Issues
by Nathan E. Vassar Earlier this summer, both the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) and the Supreme Court of Texas (“SCOTX”) generated headlines that will have implications to the regulated community both in Texas and on a national… Read More
Tightening the Screws on Lead and Copper: The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
by Nathan E. Vassar and Jessie S. Powell The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has published its proposed updates to the already recently-revised lead and copper rule, styled as the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (the “LCRI”). The proposed… Read More
Legislature Establishes New Reporting Requirement for Public Water Systems
by Nathan E. Vassar and Ashley N. Rich Public Water Systems (“PWS”) in Texas now have a new reporting obligation during times of certain outages of water service. Added during the regular 88th Legislative Session by House Bill 3810 (became… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Significantly Reduces Federal Waters Jurisdiction
by Jessie Spears and Nathan Vassar Nearly two years after its decision in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund regarding “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”), the United States Supreme Court issued a decision curtailing the reach of federal… Read More
Summer Checklist for TCEQ Compliance/Protection
by Nathan Vassar As the calendar has now moved to summer, there are several tools utilities and other regulated entities should consider for their own enforcement protection, particularly as some options only become available in the late summer months. Among… Read More
It’s Still Hot at Sunset: TCEQ’s Sunset Review
by Nathan E. Vassar Once every 12 years, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) undergoes a performance review by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission and the Texas Legislature. TCEQ is currently in the middle of such review as its… Read More
Major U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in Enviro/Admin Agency Law
SCOTUS ADOPTS “MAJOR-QUESTION DOCTRINE” TO OVERTURN EPA CLEAN POWER PLAN. Is this a preview of things to come in the next term when SCOTUS takes up WOTUS again? The Supreme Court this morning issued its decision in West Virginia v. Read More
PFAS – A “Four-Letter Word” for Water and Wastewater Utilities?
by Sara R. Thornton If you follow developments in environmental regulation, you know a day rarely passes without some news story on the regulation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances—or generally known as PFAS. To address growing concerns for PFAS contamination,… Read More
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