Supreme Court Limits EPA's Power Over NPDES Water Permits
By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25
In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly narrowed the EPA's authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to impose so-called "end-result" requirements in NPDES permits. These "end-result" requirements "do not spell out what a permittee must do or refrain from doing" but instead hold dischargers accountable for the condition of receiving waters, not just the nature of their discharges....
By: Dickinson Wright