EPA settles suit seeking action on Bay/Delta salinity standards

October 28, 2024
EPA and environmentalists have reached a tentative deal to settle a lawsuit to compel the agency to take action on California water quality and salinity standards for a portion of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary (Bay/Delta), which will eventually enable the environmentalists to challenge the standards in court. But the parties are not disclosing the terms of the deal for several weeks until Biden administration officials sign off. “The Parties have reached a tentative settlement that resolves all...


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