Justices Uphold Water Transfer Stance But Give No Hint On EPA Rule Suits

摘要

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously to uphold its 2004 decision holding that a transfer between sections of a single waterbody is not a "discharge" requiring a permit under the Clean Water Act (CWA), but the justices, in a narrow ruling on Los Angeles' water management system, provided no indication of how they might rule on several pending challenges to EPA's water transfer rule, which are expected to eventually reach the high court.