The Trump administration ratcheted up its feud with California on Wednesday as the Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice accusing San Francisco of violating the federal Clean Water Act. The violation notice came in the form of a letter to Harlan Kelly Jr., general manager of the city’s Public Utilities Commission. Gavin Newsom last week alleging that waste left by the homeless in big cities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles was being improperly handled. San Francisco Mayor London Breed said the violation notice contains “mischaracterizations, inaccuracies and falsehoods“ and that the city’s sewer system is one of the most effective in the country. He called the notice “a fraudulent political attack on San Francisco by a collapsing administration desperate to rile up its base.”AdvertisementThe EPA notice contained a veiled warning that it retains the option of seeking fines and penalties through administrative, civil or criminal actions over the violations.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 03, 2019 05:37 UTC