The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urged the Supreme Court on Aug. 26 to throw out San Francisco’s challenge to federal wastewater discharge regulations.
The government’s new brief offers insights into the oral arguments the federal government will make when the court hears the case, City and County of San Francisco v. EPA, on Oct. 16.
The issue in the appeal is whether the agency is allowed to impose vague limitations on how much pollution may be present in wastewater discharged by water utilities.
The EPA grants permits to local governments and water management authorities under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), with the aim of limiting water pollution by regulating point sources that send water-borne pollutants to bodies of water.
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EPA Urges Supreme Court to Dismiss San Francisco’s Appeal Over Wastewater Rules
- by: Matthew Vadum
- 2024-08-27
- Source:
The Epoch Times
- 08/28/2024
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