San Francisco's sewer system pollutes the Pacific Ocean with raw sewage when it rains. Its Clean Water Act permit says that in addition to meeting specific pollution limits and taking certain actions, the city is required not to cause violations of local water quality standards

👀 looking at Alexandria & the Potomac river 😬

San Francisco challenged that permit term, arguing (1) it's too vague and (2) EPA can't hold the city responsible for water quality in the ocean, only for the contents of its own discharges