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- Brad Doll to Speak and Moderate Panel at NEBC’s Managing Stormwater Conference
- James Tupper, Sarah Mack, Matt Wells, Brad Doll, and Lynne Cohee recognized in The Best Lawyers in America
- James Tupper, Sarah Mack, Matt Wells, Brad Doll, and Lynne Cohee Included in 2023 Washington Super Lawyers List
- Tupper Mack Wells ranked a Tier 1 Seattle firm for multiple practice areas in U.S. News–Best Lawyers 2022 “Best Law Firms” list
- Matt Wells Receives Best Lawyers® 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” Award for Environmental Law in Seattle
- James Tupper, Sarah Mack, Matt Wells, Brad Doll, and Lynne Cohee Included in 2021 Washington Super Lawyers List.
- Hayley Ventoza named to the 2021 Washington “Rising Stars” list by Super Lawyers
- James Tupper, Sarah Mack, Matt Wells, Brad Doll, and Lynne Cohee Included in 2020 Washington Super Lawyers List
- COVID-19 Response from Tupper Mack Wells PLLC
- Ecology Opens Skagit River Water Mitigation Program
- Tupper Mack Wells ranked in Tier 1 Seattle firms on U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list
- James Tupper, Sarah Mack, Matt Wells, and Lynne Cohee Included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020
- James Tupper Receives Best Lawyers® 2020 Lawyer of the Year Award for Litigation—Land Use and Zoning in Seattle
- Tupper Mack Wells Takes A Swing Against Hunger!
- James Tupper, Sarah Mack, and Matt Wells Included in 2019 Washington Super Lawyers List
- Agreement Paves Way for Skagit River Water Mitigation Bank
- Water Right Adjudication Coming to a Conclusion in the Yakima Basin
- James Tupper, Sarah Mack, Matt Wells, and Lynne Cohee Included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019
- Millennium Bulk Terminals: Washington PCHB Affirms Department of Ecology’s Use of Substantive SEPA Authority to Deny Water Quality Certification
- Attorney Cameron Long Joins Tupper Mack Wells
- Department of Ecology Issues Interim Guidance on “Net Ecological Benefit”
- Climate Change and Water Supply in the State of Washington
- James Tupper, Sarah Mack, Matt Wells, and Lynne Cohee Included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018
- Sarah Mack Receives Best Lawyers® 2018 Natural Resources Law “Lawyer of the Year” Award in Seattle
- EPA Approves in Part Washington State's Human Health Criteria Water Quality Standards
- Three Lessons Regarding Stormwater Liability From Recent Washington Cases
- Sarah Mack Receives Best Lawyers® 2017 Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year” Award in Seattle
- James Tupper, Sarah Mack and Matt Wells Included In 2017 Best Lawyers® List
- Revised Boatyard General Permit Issued By Department of Ecology
- Tupper Mack Wells Attorneys Included in 2016 Washington Super Lawyers and "Rising Stars" Lists
- Lawsuit Filed Challenging Spokane River Instream Flow Rule
- Department of Ecology Accepting Comments on Stormwater Permit Revisions for Western Washington
- April Hearings and Webinars Offer Opportunities For Public Comments on Proposed State Water Quality Standards
- James Tupper to Speak on Stormwater General Permits at Water Quality Conference
- 23rd Avenue Business Stabilization Fund: A Change in Seattle's Policy?
- Stormwater Vested Rights Dispute To Supreme Court
- Tupper Mack Wells Publishes Spring 2016 Newsletter
- State Supreme Court Rebuffs Local Initiative on "Rights of Nature" for Spokane River
- Department of Ecology Re-issues Sand and Gravel NPDES and State Permit
- Draft Rule on Human Health Criteria and Implementation Tools Available for Review and Public Comment
- James Tupper to Speak on Environmental Due Diligence at Conference on Real Estate Purchases and Sales
- Department of Ecology's Stormwater Sampling Manual Now Available
- Department of Ecology's Construction Stormwater General Permit Appealed by Several Industry Organizations
- Department of Ecology Hatchery Permit Challenged Regarding Impacts of PCBS to Spokane River
- PCHB Muddies The Waters on "Water Availability"
- NWPAA Comment Letter on EPA Revised Water Quality Criteria Now Available
- Washington Supreme Court Rejects City of Yelm's Water Right in Foster v. Ecology
- Tupper Mack Wells Included in 2016 "Best Law Firms" Ranking by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers
- Public Hearings on Proposed Revision of Federal Human Health Criteria Applicable to WA
- EPA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule Regarding Water Quality Criteria in WA
- Mack Article on Water Rights Law Published in Washington State Bar Association's "Green" Edition of Northwest Lawyer
- Washington Department of Ecology Issues Preliminary Draft CAFO Permit
- Matthew Wells to Speak at Water Rights Transfers Conference
- TMW's Bradford Doll to Speak at ECOSS Industrial Stormwater Workshop
- TMW's Bradford Doll to Speak at NMTA Marina & Boatyard Conference
- Significant Habitat Restoration Project Planned to Complete Superfund Settlement for Thea Foss Waterway
- Best Lawyers® Includes Tupper Mack Wells Principals in 2016 List
- Seminar on Permitting Strategies for Controversial Projects
- EPA Releases Revised Industrial Stormwater Multi-Sector General Permit
- Tupper Mack Wells Sponsors Fundraiser for Northwest Harvest
- Ecology Announces Dates for Boatyard General Permit Listening Sessions
- Despite "Harsh and Unfair" Results, State Supreme Court Enforces Land Use Appeal Requirements
- Water Agencies Object to EPA Tactics in Reviewing Washington Human Health Water Quality Criteria
- Meta-Analysis Concludes Fish Consumption Tied to Lower Mortality
- Tupper Mack Wells Submits Comments Regarding Ecology's Proposed Human Health Criteria
- State Supreme Court Decides Cornelius v. Ecology, Rejecting "As Applied" Constitutional Challenge to Municipal Water Law
- Department of Natural Resources Reverses Course on Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan
- EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Withdraw "Interpretive Rule" on Farming Practices in Wetlands
- EPA Issues Final Report on "Connectivity of Streams & Wetlands to Downstream Waters"
- Bradford Doll to Speak at Managing Stormwater Conference
- Department of Ecology Issues New Industrial Stormwater General Permit
- TMW's Bradford Doll to Speak in Portland at Northwest Environmental Conference
- Tupper Mack Wells Listed in "Best Law Firms" by U.S. News and World report - Best Lawyers®
- James Tupper Named 2015 "Lawyer of the Year" in Environmental Litigation in Seattle by Best Lawyers®
- TMW's Matthew Wells to Speak at 7th Annual Water Rights Transfers Conference on November 13, 2014
- Bradford Doll Comments on Duwamish Watershed and Stormwater Compliance in Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
- TMW's Bradord Doll to Speak at Northwest Marine & Boatyard Conference
- Federal Court Decision: EPA is Not Required to Establish Human Health Criteria for Washington State
- James Tupper to Speak at 23rd Annual Conference on Growth Management
- EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Release "Q&A" Document for Proposed Rule Defining "Waters of the U.S."
- Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Calls on EPA to Develop Revised Human Health Water Quality Criteria
- Department of Ecology Issues Modified Municipal Stormwater Permits; Comment Period Open
- Tupper Mack Wells Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America® 2015; James Tupper Recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" in the Field of Environmental Litigation in Seattle
- Department of Ecology Asks EPA to Delay Draft Update to Human Health Criteria
- TMW's Bradford Doll to Speak at Northwest Environmental Business Council Luncheon
- Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule to be Updated
- "Take a Swing Against Hunger" Raises $27,000 for Northwest Harvest
- Natural Resources Defense Council Promotes Water Conservation, "Green" Infrastructure
- Governor Announces Water Quality Policy
- Human Health Water Quality Criteria's Fish Consumption Rate Tied to Treaty Rights by EPA Administrator
- Governor Inslee to Announce State Water Quality Policy Decision on July 9, 2014
- Department of Ecology Reactivates its Reclaimed Water Rule-making
- Bradford Doll and James Tupper Explain Changes in Washington State Department of Ecology's Draft Industrial Stormwater General Permit
- New York Times Article Focuses on City of Tacoma's Efforts and Approach in Combating Stormwater Pollution
- Snoqualmie Pass Utility District Wins Award for Wastewater Treatment
- Environmental Protection Agency Updates National Recommended Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health
- Association of Washington Business Announces 2014 Environmental Excellence Award Winners
- Draft Industrial Stormwater General Permit Available for Review and Public Comment
- U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Los Angeles County Appeal of Clean Water Act Municipal Stormwater Permit Decision
- Ecology to Host Public Workshops Following Release of Draft Industrial Stormwater General Permit
- U.S. EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Propose Clean Water Act Rule on "Waters of the U.S."
- Department of Ecology Reveals Potential Features of 2014 Industrial Stormwater General Permit
- New York Times Reports on the Challenges of Fish Consumption: Sorting Out Which and How Much Fish to Eat
- TMW's James Tupper to Present at Conference on Clean Water and Stormwater on May 6, 2014
- Inland Empire Paper Company of Spokane Recognized for Cooperative Approach to Solving Water Quality Problems
- TMW's Brad Doll to Speak at Advanced Stormwater Case Studies Workshop Regarding ISGP Enforcement on March 6, 2014
- 2014 Farm Bill Resolves NPDES Permit Controversy Over Stormwater From Logging Roads
- Department of Ecology Revises Direction on Human Health Water Quality Criteria
- Washington Department of Ecology Launches Rule-making for Spokane River Instream Flow
- Foster v. Ecology: Another Look at "Overriding Considerations of the Public Interest" in Water Right Decisions
- Washington Supreme Court Rejects "Overriding Considerations of the Public Interest" and Invalidates Water Reservations for Out-of-Stream Uses
- Washington's Growth Management Hearings Board Wades Into Water Law
- Cattle Rancher Loses Enforcement Appeal Over Water Quality Violations
- Legislative Briefing on Fish Consumption Rates Includes Presentation of Economic Impact and Feasibility of Implementation
- TMW's Brad Doll Examines Washington State's Property Tax Exemption for Anaerobic Digesters and Alternative Fuels
- To the Supreme Court and Back Again: The Los Angeles County Flood Control District Clean Water Act Municipal Stormwater Permit
- James Tupper to Speak on Fish Consumption at Lake Roosevelt Forum 2013 Conference
- Presentation at Northwest Marina and Boatyard Conference on Avoiding Lawsuits for Department of Ecology Boatyard Permitees
- James Tupper Gives Presentation on Fish Consumption Rates, Risk Policy, and Environmental Justice in Human Health Water Quality Criteria
- New Lawsuit Against U.S. EPA Over Fish Consumption Rate Used in Washington State Water Quality Standards
- Article by James Tupper and Bradford Doll on Water Quality Risk Policy for Protection of Human Health
- Department of Ecology Announces Opportunities for Public Involvement in Water Quality/Toxics Rules
- Washington State Health Department Issues Fish consumption Advisory for Columbia River Species
- Senate Energy, Environment and Telecommunications Committee Receives Progress Report and Testimony on Proposed State Water Quality Standards Revisions
- Bradford Doll to Speak This Friday at Washington Public Ports Association's Environmental Seminar
- James Tupper to Speak at Northwest Toxics Conference on September 26, 2013
- Inland Empire Paper Company Developing New Cutting Edge Wastewater Treatment Process
- Tupper Mack Wells Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2014® List
- Rain Garden Handbook for Western Washington Now Available
- Matt Wells to Speak at Water Rights Transfers Seminar
- 2013 Washington Super Lawyers List Features Principals of Tupper Mack Wells
- Federal District Court Holds That Wind Blown Coal Dust Into Waterway Does Not Violate Clean Water Act
- State Supreme Court Hears Argument in Cornelius v. Ecology
- U.S. Supreme Court: Industrial Stormwater Permit Not Required For Discharges From Logging Roads
- Washington Supreme Court Brings Yakima River Basin Adjudication "One Step Closer to Finality"
- Brad Doll to Speak on Clean Water Act Enforcement at Stormwater Conference
- Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over EPA's Construction Stormwater Rule
- Ecology Acknowledges Current Water Quality Criteria Applied in Washington are Protective of Human Health
- U.S. EPA Publishes Frequently Asked Questions Guidance for Human Health Water Quality Criteria
- Upcoming Department of Ecology Policy Forum to Discuss New Report Regarding Fish Consumption Rates
- James Tupper and Bradford Doll Author Article on Risk Policy for Water Quality Human Health Criteria
- U.S. Supreme Court Holds L.A. Stormwater Flows Did Not Violate Clean Water Act
- Washington Blue Ribbon Panel Issues Report on Ocean Acidification
- EPA Approves Washington's Updated Water Quality Assessment Submittal and 301(d) List
- PCHB Rules Puddles Are Not "Waters of the State" Under Water Pollution Control Act
- Brad Doll to Speak at 2013 Northwest Environmental Business Council
- Court of Appeals Decision May Alter Deference to Ecology's Technical Expertise
- James Tupper to Speak on Impacts of Municipal Stormwater Permit at Growth Management and Land Use Conference
- Tupper Mack Well Supports Earthrise Law Center's Condor Project
- New Article on Changes in "Manner of Use" Under Washington's Groundwater Code
- Mayor's Office Recommends Seattle Shoreline Master Program Update
- Seminar on Water Right Transfers to Feature TMW's Matt Wells
- Tupper Mack Wells Participates in Landau Associates' Charity Golf Tournament
- Ecology's Rainwater Collection Policy Lets 12,000 Rain Gardens Bloom
- Settlement Reached and PCHB Decisions Vacated in Painted Summer Hills Case
- Sarah Mack to Co-Chair 21st Annual Washington Water Law Conference
- Matt Wells to Speak at Seminar on Water Rights Transfers
- Tupper Mack Wells Principals Named to 2012 Washington Super Lawyers List
- Tupper Mack Wells Attorney Brad Doll Named to Rising Stars List for Third Consecutive Year
- Army Corps of Engineers Announces Final 2012 Regional Conditions for Nationwide Wetland Permits
- Seattle Publishes SEPA Determination on Shoreline Master Program Update
- James Tupper to Speak at June 26, 2012 Conference on Toxics in Fish, Sediment & Water
- Tupper Mack Wells Sponsors the Pike Market Child Care and Preschool Annual Walk for Kids
- AWB Announces Winners of 2012 Environmental Excellence Awards Sponsored by Tupper Mack Wells
- Ecology Proposes New Management Rule for Dungeness Watershed
- Ecology Issues Modified Industrial Stormwater General Permit
- New Legislation Streamlines Stormwater Management in Boatyard General Permit
- Governor Gregoire Signs Important Stormwater Legislation Affecting Fecal Coliform Limits
- Washington Enacts Relinquishment Exception for Water Right Change Applications
- James Tupper Authors Chapter on Shoreline Regulation in Real Property Deskbook
- TMW Attorney Brad Doll's Presentation on Clean Water Act Citizen Lawsuits Available for Download
- TMW Attorney Matt Wells Named One of the Best Environmental Attorneys in Puget Sound Region
- James Tupper to Speak Wednesday at Telebriefing on New Draft Modification to Washington's ISGP
- Tupper Mack Wells Sponsors AWB's 2012 Environmental Excellence Awards
- James Tupper to Speak at 2012 Clean Water and Stormwater Conference
- Tupper Mack Wells Co-Sponsors NEBC's Annual Stormwater Conference
- Ecology Announces Modified Industrial Stormwater General Permit
- Department of Ecology Proposes Legislation on Fecal Coliform Limits in Industrial Stormwater
- Stock-Watering Permit Exemption Affirmed by Washington State Supreme Court
- TMW Attorney Brad Doll Addresses Risk Management and Stormwater at Northwest Environmental Business Council Conference
- The 2012 Draft Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington Comment Period Ends in February
- Washington State Department of Ecology Comment Period for Draft Municipal Stormwater Permits Ends Next Month
- Washington Department of Ecology Adjusts Fish Consumption Rates
- Puget Sound Partnership Extends Comment Period for Action Agenda Update
- City of Seattle Releases Draft Shoreline Restoration Plan
- Puget Sound Partnership Issues Draft Action Agenda Update
- Tupper Mack Wells Assists Client to Reduce Enforcement Penalties
- City of Seattle Proposes New Shoreline Regulations (Update)
- Orondo Fruit Company: Water Right Relinquishment and the "Determined Future Development" Exemption
- Pollution Control Hearings Board Approves Water Right Change in Painted Summer Hills Case
- Whitman County Superior Court Rules in Favor or Washington State University in Water Rights Appeal
- City of Seattle Proposes New Shoreline Regulations
- Brad Doll Named to Rising Stars List for Second Consecutive Year
- Court of Appeals Accepts Direct Review of Appeal of Industrial Stormwater General Permit
- Tupper Mack Wells Welcomes Targa Resources partners to the Pacific Northwest
- “Prevention, Not Enforcement": The Conundrum of "Regulation" Between Water Rights in Washington
- Matt Wells Co-Chairs Seminar on Water Right Transfers
- Municipal Water Law Upheld by Washington Supreme Court
- Washington Legislature Adds "Certified Water Right Examiners" to Water Rights Process
- Washington Department of Ecology Reverses Course on Rainwater Collection
- Washington Court of Appeals Issues Interpretations of State's Water Rights Relinquishment Statue
- Washington State Enacts New Legislation to Modernize its Water Rights Adjudication Process
- Washington Court of Appeals Affirms Water Right Relinquishment, Rejects Exemptions for City of Union Gap
- Recent PCHB Decisions Discussed at 2008 Washington Water Law Conference
- State Pollution Control Hearing Board Limits 'Anti-Enlargement' Rule for Water Right Changes
- U.S. District Court Approved Historic Groundwater Settlement Between State of Washington and Lummi Indian Nation
- Yakima County Superior Court Affirms Relinquishment of Water Rights Sought by City of Union Gap
- Washington Department of Ecology Adopts New Water Management Rule for the Walla Walla Basin
- Washington Governor Issues "Climate Change Challenge" Executive Order to Address Water Resources -- Department of Ecology Gears Up
- Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board Affirms Department of Ecology's Authority to Issue New Groundwater Rights with Mitigation
- Washington Court of Appeals Upholds Preliminary Permit for Groundwater Testing as Categorically Exempt Under SEPA