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Judgment & ambiguity · Calibrating confidence

Regulatory guidance on a stormwater permit requirement is genuinely ambiguous — the wording could be read two ways, and the agency reviewer hasn't given a clear answer. Your client wants to proceed on the interpretation that's cheaper. How do you handle your own confidence here?

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Regulatory guidance on a stormwater permit requirement is genuinely ambiguous — the wording could be read two ways, and the agency reviewer hasn't given a clear answer. Your client wants to proceed on the interpretation that's cheaper. How do you handle your own confidence here?

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