EPA Urges Court To Back San Francisco’s CWA Permit In Test Of CSO Policy

EPA is urging a federal appeals court to uphold a contested Clean Water Act (CWA) discharge permit for San Francisco in a case that utilities say is a first-time test of some aspects of the agency’s sewer overflow policy and has significant financial implications for hundreds of cities around the country. In a Nov. 24 brief , EPA urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to uphold the permit, arguing its contested provisions are lawful and supported...