Federal Judge Says Permit Limitations Valid In Denying Reconsideration In CWA Case

( May 15, 2025, 2:39 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge in California denied a motion filed by two cities to reconsider several orders granting relief in favor of an environmental organization that sued them for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) through the discharge of bacteria pollution from stormwater sewage systems, stating that the cities “may not collaterally attack the validity of the permit limitations.”...