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U.S. High Court Declines To Hear Dispute Over Transfer Of Pollutants In Water
Posted on 30 Nov 2010 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S Supreme Court on Nov. 29 denied a petition for certiorari filed by environmental groups in Florida over whether the transfer of water pollutants from one body of water to another constitutes an "addition"... Read More

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U.S. Supreme Court Finds Sewer System's Discharges Did Not Violate CWA
Posted on 10 Jan 2013 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 8 held that a California storm sewer system operator's discharges into navigable waterways did not violate the Clean Water Act (CWA), holding that the flow of water from an improved... Read More

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