Perspective
Jan. 25, 2013
'Discharge' clarified by US high court in flood district case
On Jan. 8, in Los Angeles Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Flood Control District had not "added" pollutants to storm water, and thus there was no "discharge" of pollutants. By Kimberly L. Bick
On Jan. 8, in Los Angeles Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 2013 DJDAR 274, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Flood Control District had not "added" pollutants to storm water, and thus there was no "discharge" of pollutants. Samples taken from in-stream monitoring stations in the Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River exceeded the levels allowed by the National Pollutants Discharge Elim...
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