Judge Urged To Stay Decision Reviving CWA Jurisdiction Rule In 26 States

August 21, 2018
A coalition of industry groups is calling on the judge who reinstated the Obama-era Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule in 26 states to stay his decision while the organizations pursue an appeal, as they plan to argue for either overturning the order or limiting the decision's scope to an unspecified smaller number of states. In an Aug. 20 filing , a wide-ranging alliance of industry associations asks Judge David C. Norton, of the U.S. District Court for the District...


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