Analysis of Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Chevron Doctrine
The following analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine is provided by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA).
The Chevron deference standard, coined for the case in which it was articulated - Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council – refers to the principle that a court should defer to reasonable federal agency interpretations of a statute they administer where the statute is either silent or ambiguous. In a decision split along ideological lines late last month, the Court overruled Chevron and instead held that the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requires courts reviewing agency actions to exercise their independent judgment and decide all relevant questions of law. Read on for NACWA’s full analysis, including its impact on water and wastewater utilities.
Austin Water Presents Lady Bird Lake IPR Project to City's Water and Wastewater Commission
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Austin Water Resources Supervisor Marisa Flores Gonzalez joined the city’s Water and Wastewater Commission last month to discuss a new indirect potable reuse project, designed to stretch Austin’s water supply during severe shortages. With rough schematics in place, the utility hopes to have the infrastructure fully operational by 2028.
Read the article or read more about Austin's Water Forward Plan.
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