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Idaho Arsenic Settlement: Agreement

The court order requires EPA to repeal its previous approval by September and to establish a new arsenic standard for Idaho by mid-2019. In a eparate out-of-court agreement, EPA committed to issue Clean Water Act discharge perrmits using more protective levels during the interim period before the new standards are in place. The agreement also requires EPA to increase monitoring of pollution discharges to detect arsenic.

“EPA violated the Clean Water Act when it allowed arsenic levels in Idaho waters that are up to 1,000 times greater than the agency has determined are acceptable for this toxic chemical,” said Nina Bell, Executive Director of NWEA. “EPA placed political expediency over human health protection,” she added.

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