SpaceX Sued Over Wastewater Discharges at Texas Launch Site (1)

Oct. 10, 2024, 3:32 PM UTCUpdated: Oct. 10, 2024, 7:10 PM UTC

The environmental group Save RGV filed suit against SpaceX on Wednesday alleging Elon Musk’s company discharged unpermitted effluent at its Boca Chica launch site near Brownsville, Texas.

The group is asking a judge to enjoin SpaceX from using a cooling system that the company installed to prevent a launch pad explosion, called a “deluge” system in the lawsuit, until it gets a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under the Clean Water Act.

The lawsuit is asking the court to assess penalties of up to $56,460 per day per violation against the company.

The deluge system has polluted surrounding wetlands ...

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