Supreme Court Puts Fight Over CWA Groundwater Liability On Fast Track

The Supreme Court is fast-tracking petitions over whether the Clean Water Act (CWA) limits groundwater pollution that flows into surface waters, setting a Nov. 30 date to consider whether to take up the two pending cases testing the issue within hours of the parties filing their final briefs. Briefing on the pending certiorari petitions over CWA groundwater liability finished Nov. 6 with the petitioners filing their final replies in support of review, and less than 24 hours later the...