The scope of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) has vexed the courts and lead agencies for over a decade. In one of the most significant environmental cases this year, on February 19, 2019, the Supreme Court granted the petition for...more
2/22/2019
/ Certiorari ,
Clean Water Act ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Groundwater ,
Navigable Waters ,
NPDES ,
Point Sources ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
SCOTUS ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that challenges to the Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) Rule, which defines the jurisdictional reach of the Clean Water Act, must be resolved in federal district courts and not the...more