ELR Citation: ELR 21330
No(s). C96-1762R (W.D. Wash. Jul 8, 1997)

The court holds that a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation providing that state water quality standards are effective immediately on adoption by the state violates the plain language of Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §303(c)(3). The court first holds that an environme...