Mining Industry on the Losing End of Two Clean Water Act Cases
by Michael C. Ford The mining industry was on the losing end of two recent Clean Water Act cases. Stone v. High Mountain Mining Company, LLC,[1] was decided September 12, 2022, and involved a citizen suit challenge to a placer mine operating without a Clean Water Act (“CWA”) discharge (“NPDES”) permit. High Mountain’s operations include […]
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Tagged: AZPDES, Clean Water Act, mining, NPDES, San Carlos Apache Tribe v. State of Arizona, Stone v. High Mountain Mining Compny
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Michael C. Ford
Counsel