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Maui says the law only covers direct discharges. The Fund says the law covers any point source that causes pollution to reach navigable waters."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 12-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 12-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 54-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 54-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 22-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 22-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 66, lines 52-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 66, lines 52-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 40-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 40-18"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 6, 2019."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 10-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 10-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 74, lines 30-32","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 74, lines 30-32"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Maui wants the Court to hold that groundwater breaks the direct link between the pipe and the ocean. It seeks to avoid a federal point source permit for these discharges.","The Fund wants the Court to hold that the pipes cause the pollution. It seeks to require a federal point source permit for the discharges."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 12-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 12-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 54-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 54-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 22-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 22-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 66, lines 52-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 66, lines 52-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 40-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 40-18"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Maui argues the Clean Water Act requires a direct discharge. It claims groundwater acts as a separate conveyance. This breaks the legal link between the pipe and the ocean.","The Fund argues the Clean Water Act prohibits unpermitted additions from point sources. It claims the word directly is not in the statute. The pipes are the source of the pollution."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 12-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 12-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 54-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 54-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 22-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 22-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 66, lines 52-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 66, lines 52-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 40-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 40-18"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Breyer asked if ending a pipe near the ocean avoids regulation. He noted the water would still drip into the ground and reach the ocean.","Chief Justice Roberts asked if groundwater intervention removes point source jurisdiction. He sought to clarify the test for means of conveyance."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 10-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 10-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 36-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 36-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 8-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 8-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 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It determines whether states must regulate discharges that travel through groundwater. The outcome shapes environmental protection standards for coastal communities nationwide."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 23, lines 12-36","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 23, lines 12-36"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 33, lines 54-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 33, lines 54-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 22-20","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 22-20"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 66, lines 52-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 66, lines 52-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 40-18","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 40-18"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 10-16","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 10-16"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 36-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 36-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 8-28","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2019/18-260_d1oe.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 8-28"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 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