As the Federal Aviation Administration continues to investigate the historic April 2023 launch from the SpaceX Boca Chica facility, more problems have popped up for the company.

On Friday, SpaceX tested a new launch safety system that shoots out water from under their super-heavy Starship booster to prevent the next launch from destroying both the pad and ground directly underneath it.

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SpaceX reportedly failed to get a permit to dump all that water.

Federal water laws require companies to receive environmental permits to discharge industrial wastewater.

According to a CNBC report, SpaceX never applied for those permits required by the clean water act.

Other launch sites that use water deluge systems have state permits to discharge wastewater, but a spokesperson for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said SpaceX never applied for a state permit to use the system.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, companies who release pollution into U.S. waters without a permit can be punished with prison time, and fines up to $50,000 per day.

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