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Clean Water Act Notices of Intent to Sue from July 2014 to November 2014 complied by William W. Funderburk, Jr.,  If you would like further information on any of these cases, please contact William Funderburk or Ruben Castellón.

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The following Clean Water Act notices have been received from the California State Water Resources Control Board:

California Storm Water Permit Challenge Case Management Conference Set by Alameda Superior Court Judge Evilio Grillo for July 22, 2014

The State Water Board has posted its response to comments on the 2013 Industrial General Permit draft. The comments and the State Water Board's responses can be found here   

The State Water Resources Control Board has issued its final NPDES Industrial General Permit.  Comments are due by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 4, 2014.  The State Water Board will consider adopting the Permit at its April 1, 2014 board meeting.

On October 5, 2013, Proposition 65 (the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) was amended to provide alleged violators a safe harbor for private Prop. 65 lawsuits. This safe harbor only applies to limited, specified exposures but could save an alleged violator from paying thousands of
dollars per violation.

Comments on the final draft of the NPDES Industrial General Permit are posted on the State Water Board website.  The comments can be found here.

California’s Proposition 65 chemical list was recently updated on December 27, 2013.  The current list can be found on the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) website.