Utilities Urge Greater Caution In New SDWA Findings, Citing NRDC Ruling

Water utilities are urging EPA to exercise greater caution in making affirmative regulatory determinations under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), a threshold step the agency must take before regulating substances, citing the 2023 court ruling that found EPA lacks SDWA authority to revoke such determinations once they have been issued. The ruling, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) v. EPA , “has the effect of placing even greater emphasis on the care taken in making positive regulatory determinations,” the American...