EPA Commits to Sewage Treatment Plant Permit Limits
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
18 months after CBF began legal action, EPA responds with a commitment to establishing permit limits that reduce nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.
Signaling a new willingness to set limits on nitrogen pollution from sewage treatment and industrial plants, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced "We agree with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation" and will now require enforceable permit limits. The policy shift comes 18 months after the Chesapeake Bay Foundation filed legal action demanding the EPA set and enforce limits. The end result is a win for water quality throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
"We went to court to force EPA to require enforceable limits on sewage treatment and industrial plant pollution. Today’s announcement tells us finally they have agreed with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.” said CBF President Will Baker.
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