Fearing Loss Of SDWA Power, EPA Urges Court To Change Key Interpretation

EPA is renewing its calls for a federal district court to reject a magistrate judge’s interpretation of the Safe Drinking Water Act’s (SDWA) underground injection control program, arguing his erroneous interpretation of groundwater protection standards would weaken the agency’s authority to protect drinking water sources. The agency’s filings in a pending citizen suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York warn that the regulatory framework set forth by the magistrate judge would essentially allow underground...