Disagreeing with a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Judge Algenon Marbley, ruled on March 10 that the deposition on land of perfluorooctanoic acid (C8) on a well field owned by a rural water district constitutes disposal of hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Contamination of soil and groundwater from such deposition thus can be addressed in an RCRA citizens suit if shown that it is an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health or the environment.  The Little Hocking Water Association, et al… Read more