EPA Says CWA Permit Vetoes Fail To Prove Federal 'Blending' Policy Shift

EPA is rejecting industry's claim that a recent series of municipal Clean Water Act (CWA) permit vetoes proves the agency has “misrepresented” its response to a 2013 ruling saying it cannot bar “blending” of partially and fully treated wastewater in wet weather event, saying the vetoes were state-specific and did not set new federal policy. In a March 27 brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on EPA's behalf...