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San Francisco supervisors urge drop of Supreme Court appeal, push SFPUC and city attorney to negotiate with EPA
Summary
The Land Use & Transportation Committee voted to send an amended resolution to the full Board calling on the City Attorney and SFPUC to seek settlement or mediation with the EPA over Oceanside/Bayside permit disputes rather than pursue U.S. Supreme Court review; experts and dozens of residents warned a Supreme Court ruling could undercut the Clean Water Act.
San Francisco supervisors on Monday voted to send an amended resolution to the full Board urging the City Attorney and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to resolve their dispute with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through settlement or mediation rather than through the U.S. Supreme Court.
"As the plaintiff here, the city can file a motion to dismiss its case tomorrow," said Dr. David Owen, associate dean for research and the Henry d. Sunderland professor at the University of California College of Law, San Francisco, who testified at the committee hearing. Owen warned that a Supreme Court appeal risks broad precedent that could weaken national water‑quality protections.
The resolution, sponsored by Supervisor Mirna…
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