Magistrate Recommends Dismissing Clean Water Act Claims Over Water Quality

Mealey's (August 15, 2018, 12:22 PM EDT) -- MIAMI — A federal magistrate judge in Florida on Aug. 10 recommended granting a power company’s motion for judgment on a claim brought by three groups saying that discharges from the defendant’s power plant violate the local water quality standards for ammonia, finding that the Clean Water Act (CWA) does not regulate those standards (Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, et al. v. Florida Power & Light Co., No. 16-23017-CIV-GAYLES/OTAZO-REYES, S.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136422)....