EPA Urges High Court To Decline Review Of 9th Circuit’s CSO Permit Ruling

EPA is urging the Supreme Court to reject the City and County of San Francisco’s bid to review a split appellate ruling finding that the agency has authority to set general narrative prohibitions on violating applicable water quality standards (WQS), charging that the prohibitions at issue adequately define petitioner’s obligations and are not vague. Solicitor General (SG) Elizabeth Prelogar filed an April 12 brief on behalf of EPA to the Supreme Court in the suit City and County of San...