Environmentalists Seek Novel Conductivity TMDL In Appalachian Waters

Environmentalists are suing to force EPA to craft, or compel West Virginia to craft, total maximum daily loads (TMDL) for watersheds in the state that include novel limits for conductivity -- a measure of ionic pollution -- though industry lawyers say it is not clear how such a limit would be established. The groups in Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, et al. v. Gina McCarthy, et al. , filed earlier this year in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...