Perspective
Mar. 30, 2012
Courts can review federal compliance orders under Clean Water Act
The U.S. Supreme Court decides that the Clean Water Act does not leave regulated parties with their hands tied. By Roderick E. Walston of Best Best & Krieger LLP
In a decision that impacts California, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that administrative compliance orders issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act are subject to judicial review. In Sackett et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, 2012 DJDAR 3737 (March 21, 2012), the nation's highest court held that a discharger against whom a compliance order is issued has the right to seek judi...
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