Judge: Chemical Generated During Process Of Making Drinking Water Not Solid Waste

Mealey's (July 22, 2020, 1:55 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge in California on July 20 awarded summary judgment to a city after finding that an environmental group's suit accusing it of violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by providing drinking water containing hexavalent chromium was "seeking to force a square peg into a round hole" because the presence of the chemical in the water is not considered a solid waste under the statute (California River Watch v. City of Vacaville, Calif., No. 17-cv-00524-KJM-KJN, E.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127562)....