California Court of Appeal Upholds State Water Resources Control Board’s General Waste Discharge Requirements in WQO 2018-0002

May 2023

California Water Law and Policy Reporter, Volume 33, Number 8


The California Third District Court of Appeal in Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) v. State Water Resources Control Board, affirmed the Sacramento County Superior Court’s judgments upholding the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) adoption of general waste discharge requirements in Water Quality Order 2018-0002 (WQO 2018-02) and denying three petitions for writ of mandate.

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