The government need not regulate the degree to which nonpollutants, even
those that act as pollutant surrogates, flow into polluted bodies of
water, a federal judge ruled.
Accotink Creek, a 25-mile long tributary of the Potomac River, is an "impaired" river monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency for water-quality issues.
The EPA identified the creek as having an unhealthy benthic community, meaning that the bottom-dwelling organisms from the creek are not as numerous as they should be.
Read more: http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/01/07/53688.htm
Accotink Creek, a 25-mile long tributary of the Potomac River, is an "impaired" river monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency for water-quality issues.
The EPA identified the creek as having an unhealthy benthic community, meaning that the bottom-dwelling organisms from the creek are not as numerous as they should be.
Read more: http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/01/07/53688.htm
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