United States v. Town of Greenwich, No. 3:11-CV-00674-RNC (D. Conn. Apr. 27, 2011). A settling CWA defendant that made unauthorized discharges from its wastewater collection system in violation of its NPDES permit must pay a $200,000 civil penalty, must rehabilitate a section of the Old Greenwich Common Force Main, must evaluate the need to replace other sections of the force main, and must pay additional penalties and replacement costs for any future ruptures.

United States v. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., No. 3:09-CV-00064-JWS (D. Alaska May 3, 2011). A settling CAA, CWA, and Pipeline Safety Law defendant responsible for violations in the operation of oil pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska must pay a $25 million civil penalty and must implement a comprehensive integrity management program to maintain its oil pipelines in Prudhoe Bay.

United States v. Kor, No. 10-4086 (D.S.D. Apr. 28, 2011). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit must pay a civil penalty, must restore the impacted areas, and must perform mitigation.

United States v. Bunting Bearings, LLC, No. 3:10-CV-01527 (N.D. Ohio Apr. 27, 2011). A settling CERCLA defendant responsible for violations at the Eagle-Picher Superfund site in Delta, Ohio, must pay $450,000 in past U.S. response costs incurred at the site.

In re Old AII, Inc., No. 09-10478 (BLS) (Bankr. D. Del. Apr. 25, 2011). A settling CERCLA defendant responsible for violations at the Halaco Superfund site in Oxnard, California, must provide the United States with an allowed general unsecured claim of $2,672,800. 

EPA announced the availability of a final report titled, Problem Formulation for Human Health Risk Assessments of Pathogens in Land-Applied Biosolids.

EPA proposed to approve Maine's NPDES program to include the permitting of all discharges within the Indian territories of the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe.

EPA Region 10 reproposed effluent limits for mercury, copper, total aromatic hydrocarbons, total aqueous hydrocarbons, silver, and whole effluent toxicity under the NPDES general permit for oil and gas exploration, development, and production facilities in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed to authorize Natural Resources Conservation Service-approved categorical exclusions for recurring conservation, restoration, and survey-related activities in waters of the United States.

EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seek public comment on proposed guidance to identify waters protected by the FWPCA consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court's SWANNC and Rapanos decisions.