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This is a practice-focused guide to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly known as the Clean Water Act--the primary federal statute regulating water pollution for the protection of the country's water resources. Clean Water Act Essentials: Third Edition provides legal practitioners, consultants, and other interested individuals with an overview of the CWA's complex framework of federal and state controls. The authors explain the statute and the 1972 Amendments that created a system of permits and regulations to govern the discharge of pollutants into the nation's waters and publicly owned treatment works, focusing on these uniform standards and their implementation and enforcement. This quick overview covers all essential elements of the Clean Water Act: History of the Clean Water Act and Amendments NPDES permitting process Technology-based standards Water-quality-based effluent limitations Publicly owned treatment works (POTW) Regulation of wetlands Discharges and spills of oil and hazardous substances Wet-weather discharges from point sources Reducing nonpoint source pollution Enforcement Clean Water Act Essentials: Third Edition includes time-saving appendices, including an acronym list, FAQs, a list of key cases with a one-sentence description of that case, glossary, and bibliography. Whether you're new or seasoned professional, you'll find this a quick and necessary resource for understanding the legal fundamentals of the CWA.

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Allison Rumsey is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Arnold & Porter, and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. She represents clients in state and federal regulatory enforcement actions, class action and citizen suit lawsuits, and business disputes. She represented BP in the Deepwater Horizon matter as it related to government enforcement under the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act. She also represents a shipping company in the Huntington Bay oil spill. Allison also assists clients in navigating and, where there is litigation defending, the permitting process under the environmental laws applicable to large infrastructure and other projects. Prior to joining the firm, she was Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice Ethan Shenkman is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Arnold & Porter, and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. Nationally known for his work with climate change policy and energy transition, he advises on renewable fuels, carbon capture and sequestration, methane regulation, the phaseout of HFCs, and renewable energy permitting. He also regularly represents clients in trial and appellate court, and in regulatory matters before federal and state agencies. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Deputy General Counsel at the EPA and, prior to that, as Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Joel Gross is a senior counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Arnold & Porter, and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. Joel represents and advises clients in litigation and nonlitigation matters under federal and state environmental laws, with a special emphasis on compliance and enforcement issues. Prior to joining Arnold & Porter, he was chief of the Environmental Enforcement Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he handled and supervised many Clean Water Act matters. He also worked with EPA on policy and legislative initiatives related to the Clean Water Act. Ed McTiernan is a partner in the New York office of Arnold & Porter, and is a member of the firm’s Environmental Practice Group. He is an environmental litigator who focuses on state and federal regulatory issues, including site remediation, Brownfield redevelopment, natural resource damages, energy and infrastructure projects, as well as wastewater and stormwater permitting and defense of enforcement proceedings. Prior to joining the firm, he served as the Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

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