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EGLE Issues General Consent Order for CAFOs With Anaerobic Digesters Owned by Separate Entities
By: Arthur Siegal and John Huldin

Michigan’s Department of Environment Great Lakes and Energy (the department) has issued a form General Administrative Consent Order for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) with anaerobic digesters where the digester and CAFO are not owned by the same entities (the “CAFO consent order”).

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EPA Issues Proposed Rule To Streamline Requirements for State and Tribal Assumption of CWA Section 404 Programs
By: Ina Avalon and Kodi Verhalen

On Aug. 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule that would clarify the requirements and processes for states and tribes to administer a Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 permitting program for discharges of dredged and fill material into regulated waters. 

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EPA Issues Final Rule Diminishing Federal Jurisdiction Over Wetlands
By: Olivia Rangaswami

On Aug. 29, 2023, the U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued the final rule amending the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.1 

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