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Ag exemptions to the CWA law and as interpreted by Courts, EPA & Army Corps of Engineers
By Lewis Perdue Many activities within an area designated as part of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) require a permit from the Corps of Engineers. However, the Clean Water Act specified a number of farming exemptions. One of the basic issues for farmers is to determine whether they need an exemption at […]
How does soil become a pollutant? And a plow a “point source” of pollution?
By Lewis Perdue CWA Violation On its face, the Clean Water Act (CWA) is very clear that a violation consists of: The discharge of, A pollutant into, Waters of the United States. Permits and Exemptions Legalize Pollution The CWA does legalize a regulated amount of pollution in two cases: If a permit is first obtained […]
Supreme Court’s “Nexus” author expresses second thoughts
By Lewis Perdue The Rapanos v. United States decision — which currently dominates debate about federal jurisdiction and enforcement actions — acknowledges that even the Supreme Court has not been able to figure out definitively how to define many provisions under the Clean Water Act (CWA) such as whether a dry stream bed or land […]
Wine Industry Insight launches major series on dire consequences of Clean Water Act enforcement confronting every U.S. property owner with special implications for ag
Introduction This preview introduces a special series of articles that will begin Monday, August 29. The articles examine the often unclear issues, vague enforcement standards and their frequently expensive and dire consequences for farmers, other land owners and the environment. The articles — with extensive documentation and links to regulations, laws, court casees […]
Total Wine Sues Connecticut, Charges State-Sponsored Price Fixing on Wine & Spirits (Bonuses: State-by-State Map, Court Complaint)
Total Wine & More has sued the State of Connecticut in U.S. District Court charging that the law which sets minimum prices on wine and spirits violates the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Total Wines’s complaint alleges that consumers in Connecticut pay as must as 24% higher prices for the identical products sold in neighboring states. […]
The Clean Water ACT versus the Clean Water RULE
By Lewis Perdue In the Beginning Was The Act When Congress passed the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1972, it did so in the early days of the environmental movement when chemical companies discharged waste and sludge into rivers and streams. Also common was navigable waterway channel dredging that resulted in massive dumping of toxic […]
Wine Club pioneer Global Wine Company “decommissions” itself, sources say it has been acquired by a competitor.
Wine Club pioneer Global Wine Company “decommissions” itself, sources say it has been acquired by a competitor. High-profile, wine expert-driven wine shipper, Global Wine Club (GWC) of San Rafael has “decommissioned “itself and may have been acquired by a competitor. The sale and “decommissioning” may have been hastened by increased competition in the direct-to-consumer […]
Tapp Labels Begins Layoffs After Reduced Operations At Vancouver Plant
Tapp Labels is downsizing its Vancouver printing plant with the result that at least 50 employees are being laid off according to sources at the company and internal correspondence obtained by Wine Industry Insight. Specific layoff numbers for each plant location are not available. The actions are expected to be complete by the end […]
Truett-Hurst Relieved That Hambrecht’s VML Winery Has Been Sold To Hunneus Vintners
Truett-Hurst (Nasdaq: THST) staff and shareholders are relieved that VML Winery has reportedly been sold to Huneeus Vintners for $15.5 million. The status of VML — THST’s primary production facility — has been in limbo since last October when Hambrecht attempted to evict Truett-Hurst from the winery. The trustee auction sale was first […]
$8 million in arrears, Hambrecht’s VML Winery set for lien auction
VML Winery in Healdsburg has been scheduled to be sold to the highest bidder at a public auction next week The winery is owned by the Hambrecht Wine Group and is the primary production facility for the Truett-Hurst Wine company. In October 2015, Hambrecht sought to evict Truett-Hurst from the VML Winery which had […]
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