The Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority in trying to regulate water flow to protect the habitat of worms, snails and insects in Accotink Creek, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Judge Liam O’Grady said the federal agency was in violation of the Clean Water Act and therefore couldn’t order Fairfax County officials to spend money to cut the flow of the creek and other waterways in the region
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