Compliance and Permits - Water

The primary objective of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly known as the Clean Water Act ("CWA"), is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation's surface waters. Ice Miller can assist you in obtaining a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permit to discharge to the nation's waterways, or a permit to discharge to a publicly-owned treatment works ("POTW").

In particular, Ice Miller has permitting experience regarding:

• Storm water associated with construction activities
  
• Storm water runoff associated with industrial activities
  
• The construction of sewers and wastewater pretreatment of treatment facilities
  
• Industrial wastewater discharge to waters of the State
  
• Cooling water discharges
  
• Industrial wastewater discharge to a municipal treatment plant
  
• Discharges associated with certain petroleum-related activities
  
• Discharges from mines and quarries
  
• Drinking water issues
  
• Water quality certifications for the placement of dredged or fill material
  
• Wetlands
  
• Wastewater disposal