Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards

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In Waterkeeper Alliance v. EPA, the Ninth Circuit held that the Environmental Protection Agency failed to properly consider key factors when it declined to revise technology-based Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) for seven industrial categories. The ruling suggests the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may face increased pressure to revisit existing discharge requirements across…

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