This legal case involves a group of plaintiff states who have made allegations related to the Clean Water Act and state legal authorities. The defendants have denied many of the allegations, arguing that they are legal conclusions or that the relevant laws and cases speak for themselves and require no response. The case also involves issues related to standing. The defendants deny the allegations and argue that the legal authorities and evidence speak for themselves. The remaining allegations in paragraph 57 relate to the Final Rule, which the defendants argue speaks for itself and is the best evidence of its contents. If the allegations are inconsistent with the Final Rule, the defendants deny them. Other paragraphs contain allegations related to statements made by EPA officials and the Final Rule, which the defendants argue speak for themselves and are the best evidence of their contents. If the allegations are inconsistent with those statements or the Final Rule, the defendants deny them.