( September 27, 2023, 3:06 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — The issuance of new National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits to two California cities did not warrant dismissal of Clean Water Act (CWA) claims brought by an environmental group against the cities because the old permits are still relevant for the purposes of enforcement, a California federal judge found in denying the cities’ motion to dismiss....