Muted Industry Reaction To Narrow MSGP Permit 'Shield' Could Avoid Suit

Industry sources are giving a muted reaction to EPA's decision to narrow a Clean Water Act (CWA) legal liability "shield" in its new multi-sector general permit (MSGP) for industrial stormwater while welcoming revised monitoring provisions and some sector-specific technical mandates, suggesting that industry might not sue over the permit. One industry attorney who has litigated stormwater and mining permit issues says that the new permit posted on EPA's website June 5 "seems to be taking pretty large strides forward" from...