9th Circuit Dismisses Suit Over EPA Memos On Clean Water Act Permitting

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has dismissed litigation from wastewater treatment plants in California that argued EPA overstepped its authority when it told the state to amend draft permits for the plants, finding EPA's communication with the state was not a final action subject to judicial review. The April 12 ruling in Southern California Alliance Of Publicly Owned Treatment Works (SCAP) v. EPA relies on 9th Circuit precedent to find the court lacks jurisdiction under...