United States v. Snowden, No. 3:12-cv-04107-SRU (D. Conn. Oct. 10, 2012). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit must pay a civil penalty, must restore the impacted areas and/or perform mitigation, and must establish a conservation easement to preserve wetlands and associated upland habitat.

EPA announced that it will prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement on ocean disposal site designations for the eastern Long Island Sound region.

United States v. Snowden, No. 3:12-cv-04107-SRU (D. Conn. Oct. 2, 2012). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit must pay a civil penalty, must restore the impacted areas and/or perform mitigation, and must establish a conservation easement to preserve wetlands and associated upland habitat.

EPA Region 6 reissued the NPDES general permit authorizing discharges to the outer continental shelf offshore of Louisiana and Texas.

United States v. GSP Management Co., No. 12-5553 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 28, 2012). Settling CWA and SDWA defendants responsible for violations at mobile home parks in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia must pay a $1,339,000 civil penalty; must hire a third-party consultant to perform environmental audits; must implement corrective measures; must conduct regular inspections; and must develop a companywide environmental management system.

United States v. Hertrich, No. 1:10-cv-03068-JKB (D. Md. Sept. 28, 2012). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit must pay a civil penalty and must impose a deed restriction on a portion of the property at issue.

United States v. BP Products North America, Inc., No. 1:12-cv-2886 (D. Md. Sept. 27, 2012). A settling CWA defendant responsible for violations at its petroleum terminal in Curtis Bay, Maryland, must pay a $210,000 civil penalty and must perform injunctive relief.