Coalition of public utilities file brief in Supreme Court Clean Water Act case

Last week, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) filed an amicus brief in support of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for regulatory certainty in the Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting program. The Court is expected to hear arguments in the case, City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, this fall.

Nineteen utilities representing major U.S. cities and eight state and regional clean water associations joined NACWA in asking the Court to strike down vague language in Clean Water Act permits that hinders the ability of municipalities to efficiently invest in critical infrastructure improvements and keep wastewater bills affordable.