Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court are set for Nov. 6 in a water pollution case that could reshape the regulation of wastewater, including use of onsite systems. That potential for change means a large number of organizations have opinions about why the justices should rule one way or the other.
In dispute is whether pollution from a point source can be regulated under the Clean Water Act if it first passes through groundwater. The county of Maui, Hawaii, for years has used deep injection wells to dispose of its treated wastewater. Some of that effluent moves through groundwater and
