Florida Utility Aims To Recoup Costs For Opposition To EPA 'Waters' Rule

October 16, 2014
A Florida utility is asking the state's public service commission to allow it to collect payments from customers to recoup the costs of hiring consultants to draft comments and prepare legal arguments opposing EPA's rule to clarify the Clean Water Act's (CWA) scope, saying a final rule would impose massive costs on the customers. “These proposed changes could result in CWA requirements applying to existing and future power plant, transmission, distribution, pipeline and renewable generation related projects that would not...


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