EPA announced that it will approve implementation of Illinois' rules on long-term enhanced surface water treatment and on disinfectants and disinfection byproducts.

EPA Region 6 reissued the NPDES general permit authorizing discharges from exploration, development, and production facilities in the territorial seas off Texas.

United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. 1:12-cv-00284-REB (D. Colo. Feb. 6, 2012). A settling CWA defendant responsible for unauthorized discharges of oil, coal, and stormwater into waters of the United States in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming must pay a $1.5 million civil penalty, with interest; must correct deficiencies in its spill prevention, control, and countermeasure and facility response plans; and must conduct monitoring at all railyards to ensure compliance.

United States v. City & County of Honolulu, No. 94-00765 DAE-KSC (D. Haw. Jan. 30, 2012). Under an amended consent decree, a settling CWA defendant must construct a Kaneohe-Kailua Tunnel and an associated influent pump station on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, which will eliminate the need for certain storage projects. 

EPA Region 10 proposed to reissue the NPDES general permits for oil and gas exploration facilities in the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea. 

United States v. City of Baton Rouge, No. 3:01-cv-00978-FJP-CN (M.D. La. Jan. 19, 2012). Under a consent decree modification, settling CWA defendants responsible for violations at their POTWs must complete sewage collection system improvements by January 1, 2018, must install a supervisory control and data acquisition system, and must install emergency generators at over 400 pump stations. 

United States v. Triad Mining, Inc., No. 1:12-cv-0026 (S.D. Ind. Jan. 11, 2012). A settling CWA defendant that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without authorization must pay a civil penalty and must restore and/or mitigate the impacted areas. 

The CEQ announced the availability of a draft implementation plan to improve the health of the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes and seeks public comment. 

United States v. Thomas Staben, No. CV-10-4419-JST (FMOx) (C.D. Cal. Dec. 30, 2011). Settling CWA defendants that discharged dredged or fill material into waters of the United States in Somis, California, must pay a civil penalty, must restore portions of the impacted area, and must provide compensatory mitigation. 

United States v. Trinski, No. 07-C-3600 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 28, 2011). Settling CWA defendants that discharged dredged or fill material into waters of the United States without a permit must pay a civil penalty and must donate property to the Fox Waterway Agency.