U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 10, 2013
LA did not violate Clean Water Act, Supreme Court rules
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that Los Angeles County officials did not violate the Clean Water Act when they moved polluted water through their vast storm drain system.
By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that Los Angeles County officials did not violate the Clean Water Act when they moved polluted water through their vast storm drain system. The opinion reverses the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which had sided with environmental groups and ruled the Los Angeles County Flood Control District failed to clean up polluted urban runoff moving through the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Ri...
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