Okanogan Highlands Alliance v. Crown Resources Corp.

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20229
No(s). 2:20-CV-147-RMP (E.D. Wash. Oct 5, 2020) (Peterson, J.)

A district court denied mine owners' motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging they were in violation of their NPDES permit. A conservation group and the state of Washington argued that the owners had violated the terms of their permit by discharging pollutants in excess of average monthly effluent limit...