San Francisco Faults Wheeler's Letter Warning Of Water Quality Problems

摘要

San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission is faulting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's letter that warned of major water quality problems in California and hinted the agency could revoke the state's delegated federal water law authorities, saying it contains several significant "inaccuracies and mischaracterizations." "I trust that we can agree that any EPA actions should be made based upon facts, after a reasonable opportunity and effort to collect relevant information, and in cooperation with the State," writes Harlan Kelly, the Commission's general manager, in an Oct. 1 reply to Wheeler. "To ... assist your fact gathering efforts, I provide the following initial response to the most concerning inaccuracies and mischaracterizations in your September 26 letter."