Montana's Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are in negotiations with Blixseth over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, including the discharge of waste without a permit and the deposit of fill material in wetlands.

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As it is, the food we export to China consumes around 41 trillion liters of water each year, or twice the discharge of the Colorado River, BCG says.

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The permits cover the discharge and disposal of radioactive waste and cooling water.

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The Environment Agency permits cover the discharge and disposal of radioactive waste and cooling water and running of standby generators.

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Heavy rain can overwhelm the drains, forcing Thames Water, the firm that runs the network, to discharge a mix of rainwater and sewage directly into the Thames.

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