Legal Opinion
In Re the Cities of Annandale & Maple Lake NPDES/SDS Permit Issuance for the Discharge of Treated Wastewater
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 9, 2005No. A04-2033PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WRIGHT, Judge.
Respondents City of Annandale and City of Maple Lake applied for a permit for a new wastewater-treatment plant, the discharge from which would flow into waters with impaired status under the Clean Water Act. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency granted the permit. Relator Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy challenges the permit, asserting that the new source of discharge would contribute to the impairment of waters *770with impaired status, in violation of federal regulations. We reverse.
FACTS
For its wastewater treatment, the City of Annandale currently utilizes a…
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