Court Denies Request For Rehearing

摘要

In a decision of great interest to farmers, Congress exempted ag storm water runoff from nonpoint sources from the Clean Water Act's (CWA) emitting program, and EPA's 2007 rule similarly exempted properly made pesticide applications. However, in January 2009, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned EPA's policy and ruled that pesticide applications made to, over or near water bodies will require National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.