ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20161
No(s). 11-1474, -1610 (1st Cir. Aug 3, 2012)

The First Circuit denied a petition challenging an EPA NPDES permit setting forth discharge limits for nitrogen, phosphorous, and aluminum for a large sewage treatment plant along the Blackstone River in Massachusetts. A water district that operates the treatment plant argued that EPA should have wa...