Atlantic States Legal Found. v. Al Tech Specialty Steel Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20125
No(s). 84-CV-1040 (N.D.N.Y. May 15, 1986)

The court rules that a plaintiff organization has standing under Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §505, the citizen suit provision, to sue for past violations of the FWPCA. Standing is established despite the fact that no organization member alleged use of the Kroma Kill, a small creek i...