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Challenge to the Chesapeake Bay TMDL
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Challengers argue:
• The states, not the EPA, have the authority to implement the Clean Water Act
• TMDL interferes with states’ authority over how to achieve federal water quality
requirements
Outcome of this case could have implications on other watersheds that span multiple
state jurisdictions, such as the Mississippi River Basin

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