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Supreme Court searches for limits to EPA authority in groundwater case

11/06/19 2:51 PM By Steve Davies

Members of the Supreme Court expressed concern Wednesday about pollution that reaches navigable waters by traveling through groundwater, but the justices also worried that residential septic tanks could get swept into the regulatory solutions.

Maui County readies to pull out of SCOTUS CWA case

09/25/19 6:10 AM By Steve Davies

A decision by Maui County, Hawaii, appears to have ended hopes of farm groups for a favorable Supreme Court decision on the scope of the Clean Water Act.

California SGMA requirements affect San Joaquin growers

07/10/19 9:33 AM By Chloé Fowler

The most agriculturally lucrative sector of California is the San Joaquin Valley, and the current threat to groundwater in this region could affect major crops.

Private well study shows rising nitrate levels in Iowa

04/24/19 6:15 AM By Ben Nuelle

A new analysis suggests the average level of nitrate contamination in private wells of the nation’s number one corn-producing state nearly doubled between 2002 and 2017.

CAST report looks at challenges of aquifer depletion

02/27/19 5:10 AM By Hannah Pagel

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology released a new report that looks at the depletion of aquifers and the long-term effect on agriculture productivity.

SCOTUS takes on groundwater case

02/20/19 5:10 AM By Steve Davies

The Supreme Court has decided to review a 9th Circuit decision finding that the Clean Water Act applies to wastewater that travels through groundwater to the Pacific Ocean.

Solicitor General: SCOTUS should take up groundwater case

01/09/19 5:05 AM By Steve Davies

The Supreme Court should resolve the question of whether the Clean Water Act forbids the discharge of pollutants that travel through groundwater to a regulated water body, the federal government said in a brief filed with the court Friday.

How should groundwater be treated in Clean Water Act regulations?

06/06/18 6:21 AM By Steve Davies

EPA is sifting through widely divergent comments in an attempt to clarify the Clean Water Act's regulation of groundwater.

EPA asks for input on scope of CWA permitting requirements

02/21/18 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

EPA is seeking comments on whether pollutants from a point source that reach surface waters by traveling through groundwater should be subject to Clean Water Act permitting requirements.

Wisconsin regulators approve manure rules

01/30/18 10:16 AM By Daniel Enoch

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources has approved new regulations to prevent manure from contaminating groundwater.

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.

This week’s guest on Open Mic is U.S. Senator Mike Rounds. The former South Dakota governor is well aware of the challenges 2019 has presented growers in his state including too much rain, lost markets, and ethanol demand destruction from the EPA’s implementation of the RFS. Rounds offers praise for the farm bill’s risk management tools and trade assistance from the White House and shares concern for a lack of conclusion to the USMCA trade deal. Rounds offers insight into his legislation on meat labeling laws and other challenges coming within the food industry.

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