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The Supreme Court is deliberating on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to enforce water quality regulations under the Clean Water Act. Central to the case is whether the EPA can hold cities accountable for overall water quality rather than specific pollutant restrictions. D.C. Water has joined an amicus brief advocating for limitations on the EPA's enforcement capabilities, particularly concerning cities that permit sewage discharges. The case includes a 300-page permit issued by the EPA, which sets limits on San Francisco's discharges, including a sewage outfall located 3.3 miles offshore. The city argues that the EPA's additional requirements, such as regulations on fish odor and ocean water discoloration, are vague and unachievable, complicating compliance efforts.
But it says the EPA is also demanding the city meet vague rules that cover the “odor” of fish or the “discoloration” of ocean waters — regulations that, according to the city, amount to moving targets that are impossible to hit. https://t.co/kfYZ9Zu5UK
The case involves a 300-page permit EPA issued under the federal Clean Water Act setting various limits on San Francisco's "oceanside" discharges, and, in particular, a sewage outfall located 3.3 miles off the coast that falls under federal jurisdiction. https://t.co/Fs5Ak91fHo
The argument was peppered with references to feces and toilet paper floating into open waterways, but underlying the potty talk was a dispute about how much power Congress gave the Environmental Protection Agency in the Clean Water Act. https://t.co/kfYZ9Zu5UK
