Legal Opinion
City of Arcadia v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 14, 2005No. 03-16309PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Several municipalities in the Los Ange-les area (“Cities”) challenge administrative actions taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) pursuant to- section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1313(d). The EPA established a total maximum daily load (“TMDL”) that limited the amount of trash that can be-discharged into the Los Angeles River. The EPA subsequently approved the State of California’s separately established TMDL, which was deemed to supersede the federal standard. The Cities challenge the EPA’s authority to approve the State TMDL. 1 The district.…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Arcadia v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- In re the Decision on the Approval for Submittal of a 401 Water Quality CertificationCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2012