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Columbia Riverkeeper v. Wheeler

Date
2017
Geography
Washington
Part of
Columbia Riverkeeper v. Wheeler

About this case

Filing year
2017
Status
District court's order affirmed.
Geography
Docket number
18-35982
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal CourtsUnited States → United States Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Water Act
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Clean Water Act (CWA)
At issue
Lawsuit alleging that EPA violated the Clean Water Act by failing to issue a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for temperature pollution in the Columbia and Snake Rivers in Oregon and Washington.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
12/20/2019
Decision
District court's order affirmed.
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The Ninth Circuit agreed with the district court that because Washington and Oregon had "conclusively refused to develop and issue a temperature TMDL for the Columbia and Snake Rivers," their "constructive submission of no TMDL triggers the EPA’s duty to develop and issue its own TMDL within 30 days."
02/06/2019
Decision
Columbia Riverkeeper's motion to dismiss voluntarily granted and previous briefing schedule vacated; government to file opening brief by April 12, 2019 and briefing to be completed by June 7, 2019, with oral argument the week of August 26, 2019.
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Summary

Lawsuit alleging that EPA violated the Clean Water Act by failing to issue a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for temperature pollution in the Columbia and Snake Rivers in Oregon and Washington.