Lauren Neuhaus

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Lauren Neuhaus is an associate in Stoel Rives’ Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources group. Lauren combines her academic background and work experience in environmental law and policy to effectively serve clients with environmental permitting, compliance, and enforcement matters.

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State Water Board to Consider Adoption of proposed Statewide Construction Stormwater General Permit at September 8, 2022 Meeting

By Melissa Foster, Elizabeth Ewens, Mike Mills and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Clean Water Act, NPDES, Water
The State Water Resources Control Board (“State Water Board”) is in the final stages of developing a revised Statewide Construction Stormwater General Permit (“Construction Stormwater General Permit” or “Permit”).  The State Water Board is currently accepting public comments on a limited set of revisions to the draft Construction Stormwater General Permit, has noticed one last … Continue Reading

State Water Board Receiving Limited Comments on Its Proposed Reissuance of the Statewide NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit; Will Consider Adoption At July 19, 2022 Meeting

By Melissa Foster, Mike Mills, Lauren Neuhaus and Elizabeth Ewens on Posted in Clean Water Act, NPDES, Water
The State Water Resources Control Board (“Water Board”) is now receiving public comments on certain components of its revised proposed statewide National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Construction Stormwater General Permit (“Construction Stormwater General Permit”). The first draft Construction Stormwater General Permit was released by the Water Board on May 28, 2021, following Staff’s preliminary draft released in November … Continue Reading

Revised Public Workshop Date and Comment Deadline for State Water Board’s Proposed Reissuance of the Statewide Construction Stormwater General NPDES Permit

By Melissa Foster, Mike Mills, Elizabeth Ewens and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Clean Water Act, NPDES, Water
On June 10, 2021, the State Water Resources Control Board (“Water Board”) issued a Revised Public Notice that changed certain dates noted in our June 2, 2021 blog post.  The Water Board’s public hearing to receive public comments on the draft Construction Stormwater General Permit reissuance is now scheduled to occur at 9:00 a.m. on August … Continue Reading

State Water Board Now Receiving Public Comments on Its Proposed Reissuance of the Statewide NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit

By Melissa Foster, Mike Mills, Elizabeth Ewens and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Clean Water Act, NPDES, Water
The State Water Resources Control Board (“Water Board”) is now receiving public comments on its proposed reissuance of the statewide National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Construction Stormwater General Permit (“Construction Stormwater General Permit”). I.     Background The Construction Stormwater General Permit regulates discharges to waters of the United States from stormwater and authorized non-stormwater … Continue Reading

State Water Board Staff Releases Staff Preliminary Draft Statewide Construction Stormwater General Permit and Announces Virtual Workshops

By Melissa Foster, Mike Mills, Elizabeth Ewens and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Clean Water Act, NPDES, Water
On November 30, 2020, State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff released a preliminary staff draft of the Statewide Construction Stormwater General Permit (Preliminary Draft General Permit).  In conjunction with its release of the Preliminary Draft General Permit, State Water Board staff also announced that they will hold two public workshops regarding the … Continue Reading

Update: State Water Board Issues Revised Notice for Board Meeting Regarding Winery General Order

By Melissa Foster, Janelle Krattiger, Mike Mills and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Agribusiness, Water
In July, we blogged about the State Water Resources Control Board’s (“State Water Board’) release of proposed General Waste Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water Treatment Systems (see: July 15, 2020 blog post on proposed General Order and July 20, 2020 blog post on noticed stakeholder meetings).  The State Water Board recently issued a revised … Continue Reading

California Wineries Take Note, Part Two: State Water Board Notices Stakeholder Meeting Regarding Winery General Order Fees

By Melissa Foster, Mike Mills, Elizabeth Ewens and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Agribusiness, Clean Water Act, NPDES, Water, Wine
As a follow-up to our July 15, 2020 blog post regarding the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) release of proposed General Waste Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water Treatment Systems (proposed General Order), today the State Water Board issued a public notice regarding the first stakeholder meeting to discuss fees associated with … Continue Reading

California Wineries Take Note: State Water Board Releases Draft General Order for Winery Process Water for Public Comment

By Melissa Foster, Mike Mills, Elizabeth Ewens and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Agribusiness, Clean Water Act, NPDES, Water, Wine
On July 3, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released proposed General Waste Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water Treatment Systems (proposed General Order) along with the draft California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Initial Study and Mitigated Declaration for public comment.  The proposed General Order will apply statewide, and includes requirements … Continue Reading

Oil & Gas Related Bills Update for the 2019-2020 Legislative Session

By Mike Mills, Lauren Neuhaus and Kimberly Hellwig on Posted in Oil and Gas, Regulations
Stoel Rives’ Oil & Gas Team has been monitoring bills introduced by California legislators since the beginning of the 2019-2020 Legislative Session.  Below is the latest update on a list of bills, summarized pursuant to the Legislative Counsel’s Digest, that our team has been following and will continue to monitor as the 2019-2020 Legislative Session … Continue Reading

SWRCB Releases Draft Implementation Guidance Regarding the Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material

By Melissa Foster, Mike Mills and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Regulations, Water
On February 14, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) published Draft Guidance for the State Wetland Definition and Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State (Draft Guidance). The Draft Guidance pertains to the SWRCB’s adoption of a State Wetland Definition and Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or … Continue Reading

DTSC and SWRCB Release Draft Supplemental Vapor Intrusion Guidance

By Melissa Foster, Lauren Neuhaus and Mike Mills on Posted in Air, Environmental Contamination
On February 14, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) issued a public notice regarding the release of Draft Supplemental Guidance: Screening and Evaluating Vapor Intrusion (Draft Guidance) that  supplements existing vapor intrusion guidance issued in 2011.  The Draft Guidance is now available for public … Continue Reading

CalGEM’s Public Health Rulemaking Workshops

By Mike Mills and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Energy, Oil and Gas, Regulations
The California Geologic Energy Management Division (“CalGEM”), formerly known as the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (“DOGGR”), is actively working on revising its regulations to better align its regulatory mandates with the new goals of Assembly Bill 1057, which requires CalGEM to focus on protecting public health and the environment, and less on … Continue Reading

California SWRCB Launches Senate Bill 205 Compliance Page

By Mike Mills, Melissa Foster and Lauren Neuhaus on Posted in Clean Water Act, NPDES, Water
This information is provided as a follow-up to our blog post titled “Senate Bill 205 Imposes New Requirements for Industrial Companies in California” published on January 3, 2020. The State Water Resources Control Board (“SWRCB”) published a new page on its website that provides implementation information for Senate Bill 205.  This page includes helpful information … Continue Reading

Senate Bill 205 Imposes New Requirements for Industrial Companies in California

By Mike Mills, Lauren Neuhaus and Melissa Foster on Posted in Clean Water Act, NPDES, Water
Last fall, the California Legislature enacted Senate Bill 205 in an effort to more effectively control stormwater pollution from regulated industrial companies.  Effective January 1, 2020, an industrial company will not be able to receive an initial business license or business license renewal unless it can demonstrate compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System … Continue Reading
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