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		<title>Federal Judge Rules County’s Polluted Runoff Standards Illegal</title>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water Quality. Tagged: 2013 · clark county · clean water act · columbia riverkeeper · department of ecology · District Court Western District of Washington · Earthjustice · epa · Janette Brimmer · Joh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2013 Contacts: Janette Brimmer, Earthjustice, 206-343-7340 ext. 1029 Brett VandenHeuvel, Columbia Riverkeeper, 503-348-2436 Mark Riskedahl, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, 503-768-6673 John Felton, Rosemere Neighborhood Association, 360- 993-4939 Federal Judge Rules County’s Polluted Runoff Standards Illegal Taxpayer subsidy, fish-killing loopholes scrapped by judge as violations to clean water laws Tacoma, WA—In a major decision, a federal judge ruled Clark County’s weak development standards that allow too much polluted runoff, violate clean water laws. The ruling, announced late today (Friday) signals an end to the county’s long-time failure to protect rivers, streams and salmon threatened with extinction. “This is a great day for counties and cities in our state that are working hard to clean up polluted waterways, “said Janette Brimmer, attorney for Earthjustice. “We applaud the ruling for recognizing that everyone needs to do their share to protect our precious streams, rivers and salmon and that Clark County, like everyone else, must follow the law.” Rosemere Neighborhood Association, Columbia Riverkeeper, and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, represented by Earthjustice, challenged Clark County’s adoption of development standards that were too weak to prevent significant harm to the county’s already-stressed rivers and streams. Today’s decision by, U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton, concludes Clark County was violating its Phase 1 Permit between August 2008 and December 2011. Judge Leighton had issued an injunction against the county at the end of December 2011, requiring the county to comply with its permit going forward while the case was pending. The county has been operating under that injunction since that time. Under the federal Clean Water Act, local governments must operate a stormwater system that complies with a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit and limits runoff of stormwater pollutants from new development and redevelopment. The standards in the permit required<a class="more-link" href="http://www.rosemerena.org/home/2013/06/07/federal-judge-rules-county%e2%80%99s-polluted-runoff-standards-illegal/">[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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