March 05, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is not appealing a January federal court ruling rejecting its bid to regulate stormwater in a Potomac River tributary as if it were a pollutant under the Clean Water Act, further cementing a victory for Virginia state and local agencies.
January 04, 2013
A Virginia federal judge on Thursday axed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's bid to restrict stormwater flow in a Potomac River tributary as if it were a pollutant, siding with the state's transportation department and Fairfax County officials in their suit challenging the regulation.
November 19, 2012
Virginia's transportation department and a Northern Virginia county asked a federal court to grant them judgment Friday in their suit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's planned water flow restrictions on the Accotink Creek watershed, arguing the agency lacks authority for the regulations under the Clean Water Act.
November 16, 2012
Three real estate industry groups became involved Thursday in a lawsuit aimed at preventing federal regulators from imposing water flow restrictions on Virginia's Accotink Creek watershed, saying their members would shoulder significant costs to comply with rules that wouldn't improve the creek as desired.