ELR Citation: ELR 20639
No(s). CV 93-154-BLG-JDS (D. Mont. Oct 13, 1995)

The court holds that a mine adit and mine drainage pits are point sources under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), and that acid mine drainage flowing into navigable waters is a pollutant for which a national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit is required. The court ...