Understand the current legal and regulatory requirements under the Clean Water Act.
The scope of the EPA and the Corps of Engineer's reach under the Clean Water Act has been in constant flux over the last decade, with a myriad of court cases, rule makings, and guidance. How do you tell if a waterbody, stream or ditch is regulated? What regulation will ultimately survive attack in the court? Several leading environmental attorneys with extensive experience with Clean Water Act cases around the country will together provide their guidance on the state of play of WOTUS. This topic is intended to get you caught up on the most recent rule promulgations by EPA and the Corps in December 2019 and January 2020, and help you predict how these new regulations may impact your existing wetlands, NPDES, storm water, SPCC plans and permits under the Clean Water Act may be impacted.
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Agenda
Background of the Definition of WOTUS Under the CWA
- Brief History of the Federal Clean Water Act
- Rapanos
- Rapanos Guidance
- The Clean Water (Obama) Rule
- Litigation Over the Obama Rule
Current State of Affairs
- The Repeal Rule (December 23, 2019)
- The Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), January 23, 2020
What Is Next?
- Litigation
- Impact of the NWPR Rule in Wetlands Cases
- Impact of the NWPR in Other Clean Water Act Issues - Storm Water, NPDES, SPCC
- Enforcement
- The Next Administration
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This course was last revised on June 26, 2020.
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- CA MCLE 1.5
- Lorman Education Services is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hours of participatory credit.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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John L. Fortuna, Esq.
King & Spalding
- Counsel on the Environmental Health & Safety team at King & Spalding with a national environmental law practice
- Represents clients in complex environmental matters in federal and state court, as well as state administrative proceedings
- Has substantial experience permitting and defending water rights and water supply projects for municipal and industrial clients, and in the defense of government enforcement actions and citizen suits under both the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act
- Frequently litigates cases and advises clients on Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act issues; he has been recognized as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” for his work in environmental and natural resources litigation
- J.D. degree, magna cum laude and order of the coif, University of Georgia; B.S. degree, cum laude, Wake Forest University
Adam G. Sowatzka, Esq.
King & Spalding
- Partner on the Environmental Health & Safety team at King & Spalding with a national environmental law practice
- Extensive experience managing and defending environmental enforcement actions, including Clean Water Act, wetlands, storm water, NPDES, pretreatment, etc.; hazardous waste; air; EPCRA; and CERCLA cases
- Counsel for Fortune 100 companies in managing environmental crises, such as regulatory crisis, emerging contaminants such as perfluorinated chemicals, and environmental crisis such as catastrophic explosions, fires, releases, and spills
- Recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and Georgia Super Lawyers as a leading practitioner in environmental compliance and related litigation
- Former associate regional counsel with the Environmental Protection Agency and recipient of three Bronze Medals for Commendable Service from the U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
- J.D. degree, cum laude, Vermont Law School; M.S.E.L. degree, magna cum laude, Vermont Law School; B.S. degree, cum laude, political science (with distinction) and environmental policy and planning, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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