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I thought I would start a new thread as there are several that deal with the NDZ, but not necessarily the Court Action.
For some reason I could not find the actual case decision in December 2020. Is this because it is a continuing case and the Court just wanted further comments? Those of you on TF who are the legal beagles might be able to find it.
RBAW posted this:
Puget Sound-wide No Discharge Zone (NDZ): Late in 2020, a federal court ruled in favor of the American Ways Operators (AWO) on parts of a legal challenge it had filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that called into question some of the decisions that led EPA to grant approval to the state Department of Ecology for establishment of a Puget Sound-wide No Discharge Zone (NDZ). In the aftermath of that ruling, Region 10 of the EPA reopened the public record for submittal of comments related to technical issues surrounding the NDZ, such as the “sufficiency” of pump-out service. Because we have supported the AWO’s efforts and expressed a number of previous concerns with the NDZ designation, Board Members – led by Treasurer Loyd Walker and Past President Wayne Gilham – spent a significant time crafting formal RBAW comments. We submitted these comments to EPA Region 10 in late January.
here is the case info:
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS
OPERATORS,
801 North Quincy Street, Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22203,
Plaintiff,
v.
ANDREW WHEELER, Acting Administrator of
the United States Environmental Protection
Agency,
and
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460,
Defendants.
Case No.: 18-2933
For some reason I could not find the actual case decision in December 2020. Is this because it is a continuing case and the Court just wanted further comments? Those of you on TF who are the legal beagles might be able to find it.
RBAW posted this:
Puget Sound-wide No Discharge Zone (NDZ): Late in 2020, a federal court ruled in favor of the American Ways Operators (AWO) on parts of a legal challenge it had filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that called into question some of the decisions that led EPA to grant approval to the state Department of Ecology for establishment of a Puget Sound-wide No Discharge Zone (NDZ). In the aftermath of that ruling, Region 10 of the EPA reopened the public record for submittal of comments related to technical issues surrounding the NDZ, such as the “sufficiency” of pump-out service. Because we have supported the AWO’s efforts and expressed a number of previous concerns with the NDZ designation, Board Members – led by Treasurer Loyd Walker and Past President Wayne Gilham – spent a significant time crafting formal RBAW comments. We submitted these comments to EPA Region 10 in late January.
here is the case info:
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS
OPERATORS,
801 North Quincy Street, Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22203,
Plaintiff,
v.
ANDREW WHEELER, Acting Administrator of
the United States Environmental Protection
Agency,
and
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460,
Defendants.
Case No.: 18-2933