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In re Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Date
2022
Geography
Maryland
Part of
In re Chesapeake Bay Foundation

About this case

Filing year
2022
Status
Maryland Department of the Environment agreed to reopen permit for public comment.
Geography
Docket number
C-03-CV-22-005075, C-03-CV-22-005086, C-03-CV-22-005087
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Md. Cir. Ct.
Case category
Adaptation → Actions seeking adaptation measuresState Law Claims → Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal law
United States → Clean Water Act (CWA)
At issue
Challenge to the Maryland Department of the Environment’s final Industrial Stormwater General Permit.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
12/16/2022
Press Release
Lawsuits filed.
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Environmental groups filed three lawsuits in Maryland Circuit Court challenging the Maryland Department of the Environment’s final Industrial Stormwater General Permit. The groups cited “major flaws” in the permit, including failure to consider the impact of climate change and reliance on outdated precipitation data to inform storm design standards.

Summary

Challenge to the Maryland Department of the Environment’s final Industrial Stormwater General Permit.