Utilities Fear Increased Citizen Suits From EPA Due To Electronic Reporting

EPA's plan to require electronic reporting of discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) will likely please larger water utilities that would find the method easier, EPA officials say, but one industry attorney says the upcoming rule could open up utilities to additional citizen enforcement suits since the data will be more readily available to the public. EPA enforcement chief Cynthia Giles told industry officials Nov. 13 that the agency may soon begin a rulemaking to require all wastewater facilities to electronically submit...