ELR Citation: ELR 20075
No(s). C 03-05760 SI (N.D. Cal. Mar 30, 2005)

A district court ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to repeal 40 C.F.R. §122.3(a), which exempts ballast water from national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permitting requirements. The Clean Water Act directly states that EPA must form NPDES permit requiremen...