Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the complaints against the cantonal flushing regime were admissible and whether the lower-court relief could be directly challenged.
Decisione estratta
The appeal was admissible only against the cantonal appellate judgment; the request to annul the first-instance cantonal decision was inadmissible because that decision was replaced by the appellate judgment.
Motivazione estratta
Under the devolution effect, only the final cantonal decision is open to federal appeal; the lower decision is deemed included.