9th Circuit: NPDES Permits Applied To Entire Washington Port Facility

(June 13, 2024, 10:10 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled that the terms of two National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by Washington state applied to the entirety of a cargo terminal where stormwater discharges entered into Puget Sound....