EPA Rescinds Guidance Document on Clean Water Act Permit Program

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a memorandum rescinding a guidance document related to the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program, following the Supreme Court's County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund decision, which was finalized on January 14, 2021, and the rescinding memorandum was issued on September 15, 2021.