Environmental
Mar. 12, 2011
L.A. County Ruled Responsible for Runoff
Rainwater runoff that gathers pollutants as it flows through Los Angeles' storm drains to the ocean is county flood-control officials' responsibility, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Rainwater runoff that gathers pollutants as it flows through Los Angeles' storm drains to the ocean is county flood control officials' responsibility, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Thursday.
The runoff's pollution levels are high enough to violate the U.S. Clean Water Act, the panel ruled.
The decision reversed U.S. District Judge J. Howard Matz of Los Angeles,...
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