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HOW ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS CAN AFFECT PROPERTY OWNERS IN CALIFORNIA Environmental regulations are aimed to preserve ecosystems and improve the quality of the environment, including wildlife. The management of natural resources by the state government and the related environmental regulations can have a significant impact on ranchers, loggers, farmers, and property owners in California. To learn more, check out our blog post below or consult with one of our attorneys at (415) 399-2900. #environmentalregulations #californianpropertyowners #realestatelitigation

COURT DOCS: Four lawsuits filed, challenging the Delta Conveyance Project Final EIR Deadline for filing CEQA litigation ends on Monday, January 22 Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity Environmental groups sued the California Department of Water Resources today for approving the Delta Conveyance Project without considering ecological and wildlife harms. #Delta #DeltaConveyanceProject #DepartmentofWaterResources(DWR) #Lawsuitsandlegalrulings

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation is using the water use classification process under the Clean Water Act to recognize the progress the NYC Department of Environmental Protection and other stakeholders have achieved in improving water quality within the Hudson River and New York Harbor. NYS DEC has established water classification criteria to identify waters that meet bathing water quality standards unless a wet weather event causes combined sewer overflows. Its approach should be modeled by the EPA nationwide. This change recognizes that non-traditional bathing beaches along urban waterfronts can be sited in many areas of NY and use the wet weather warning and closure advisories we currently give at traditional beaches across the City and State to manage bather safety. This change also allows water utilities to refine their "use attainability assessments" to identify improvement projects that address the specific, localized risks that can pose a risk to bathers during rain events. Water utilities can take practical short and medium-term steps that connect urban communities to swimming and learn-to-swim opportunities while they develop longer-term control plans. This also removes the obstacle of some health departments improperly applying the Clean Water Act's requirements to establish waterbody use classifications to guide pollution permit discharge limits (which has no relationship to whether a particular, small segment of a large waterbody regularly meets bathing water quality criteria established by the EPA) to deny urban communities' efforts to increase opportunities for permitted swimming. Now, we need to build the swimming venues to bring millions of New Yorkers to the water and reap the blue economy, health, and climate change benefits they will create. #beaches #drowningprevention #equity #swiming #waterquality #blueeconomy #waterquality #innovation #cleanwateract #sewagedischages #riverkeeper #EPA #NYCDEP #NYSDOH #NYSDEC https://lnkd.in/dHWTc76p

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced release of its Draft Guidance Regarding NPDES Permitting of Certain Discharges through Groundwater to Surface Waters. #EPA is seeking public comment on a draft guidance that outlines factors that may be considered when evaluating whether discharges through #groundwater may be subject to regulation under the #CleanWaterAct. Read our latest #Energy and #NaturalResources blog by #environment attorney Dianne R. Phillips for more information.

🌍 Announcing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Justice Clearinghouse! On April 21, 2023, President Biden’s Executive Order 14906 (https://lnkd.in/gS-XSPGr) established the Environmental Justice Clearinghouse, which is now accessible to all. This resource hub is designed to empower communities and stakeholders by providing a wealth of information and materials related to environmental justice efforts. 🔗 What You’ll Find in the EJ Clearinghouse: The EJ Clearinghouse offers a comprehensive collection of culturally and linguistically appropriate resources. These include research materials, policy updates, best practices, and actionable tools, all aimed at supporting environmental justice advocates and practitioners. Accessible Information: Resources are tailored to be accessible and useful to a diverse range of communities and stakeholders. Community Empowerment: Materials are designed to equip communities with the tools they need to advocate for and achieve environmental justice. 🤝 Contribute and Collaborate: Share Your Resources: Help enrich the Clearinghouse by submitting your own materials that could benefit others. Submit your resources through the EJ Clearinghouse submission form: https://lnkd.in/g2n4_Fh3

Notice of Adoption for the Saline Water Quality Standards Rule Making is posted on DEC’s website, effective on October 18,2023.   https://lnkd.in/eC4Sf8V3 The adopted regulatory updates to 6 NYCRR Parts 701 and 703 include water quality standards to protect the shellfishing best use in Class SA waters; protect the primary contact recreation best use in Class SA and SB waters; maintain water quality suitable for primary contact recreation in Class SC waters; protect the secondary contact recreation best use in Class I waters; and add a wet weather (WW) limited use designation for waters impacted by combined sewer overflow discharges. The adopted rule making will impact Class SA, SB, SC, and I waters in and around New York City, Long Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley. This rulemaking recognizes the progress the NYC Department of Environmental Protection has made in collaboration with our stakeholders and other agency partners to implement green-gray infrastructure projects in improving water quality within the Hudson River and New York Harbor.