The case poses the question: Can regulators punish a city if it broadly 'contributes' to water pollution or instead must they focus narrowly on the city's actual discharges of pollutants?
'San Francisco can control its own discharges, not the water quality conditions... This permit doesn’t tell us what we need to do,' said Tara Sweeney, a deputy city attorney.
The law 'says you have to meet water quality standards. What could be clearer than that?' asked Justice Elena Kagan.
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh expressed concern that 'You are on the hook for tens of millions of dollars, and you don't know your obligations,' highlighting the city's confusion on their responsibilities.
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