Suit Could Set Precedent On EPA Method For Crafting TMDL Permit Limits

February 11, 2016
A metals company's lawsuit over an EPA total maximum daily load (TMDL) for streams within a Southwestern Pennsylvania watershed impaired due to pollutants from acid mine drainage (AMD) could set a precedent on whether the agency's use of TMDL limits in Clean Water Act (CWA) discharge permits exceeds EPA's authority. The lawsuit , Latrobe Specialty Metals Company v. EPA, et al. , pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, claims that EPA's methodology for calculating...


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