United States v. Eastwood Construction, LLC, No. 3:11-cv-83 (W.D.N.C. Feb. 15, 2011). Settling CWA defendants responsible for permit violations at residential construction sites in North Carolina and South Carolina must pay a $60,000 civil penalty and must undertake compliance programs to reduce the threat of stormwater discharges at the sites.

United States v. Ampersand Chowchilla Biomass, LLC, No. 1:11-cv-00242 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 14, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for violations at its biomass electric-generating facilities in Madera, California, must pay a $343,000 civil penalty to the United States and the San Joaquin Valley unified air pollution control district, must install additional emissions monitoring equipment, and must comply with permit conditions over a two-year period or face stipulated penalties.

United States v. Merced Power LLC, No. 1:11-cv-00241 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 14, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for violations at its biomass electric-generating facilities in Merced, California, must pay a $492,000 civil penalty to the United States and the San Joaquin Valley unified air pollution control district, must install additional emissions monitoring equipment, and must comply with permit conditions over a two-year period or face stipulated penalties

United States v. Rutherford Oil Corp., No. 3:08-cv-231 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 2, 2011). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit must pay a civil penalty and must conduct a restoration project.

United States v. Orval Kent Food Co., Inc., No. 2:11-cv-02057-JAR-JPO (D. Kan. Jan. 31, 2011). A settling CWA defendant responsible for discharges into a POTW in Baxter Springs, Kansas, must pay a $390,000 civil penalty, must increase monitoring of its discharges and install additional treatment, if necessary, and must undertake a fish restocking project at a cost of $32,500.

United States v. Lyon, No. 1:07-CV-00491-LJO-MJS (E.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2011). Settling CERCLA defendants responsible for violations at the Modesto Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in Modesto, California, must pay $2,175,000 in U.S. response costs incurred at the site.

United States v. HOVENSA L.L.C., No. 1:11-cv-6 (D.V.I. Jan. 26, 2011). A settling CAA defendant responsible for violations at its petroleum refinery in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, must pay civil penalties and must perform injunctive relief to reduce emissions at the facility.

EPA announced the release of the draft report titled, Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Quality, and Global Change: Challenges of Conducting Multi-Stressor Vulnerability Assessments, for public comment.

EPA announced that it intends to approve revisions to Utah's public water system supervision program, except for Indian country.

FWS announced the availability of draft guidelines on wind energy that would supersede the 2003 voluntary, interim guidelines.