Blog: USEPA issues draft guidance to clarify the U.S. Supreme Court’s Maui Decision
On December 8, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued draft guidance intended to clarify when a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit is required under the Clean Water Act (Act) based upon the recent United States Supreme Court ruling in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund (Maui). This guidance is important for public agencies and other entities that make point source discharges to groundwater that reach waters of the United States.