Chesapeake Bay Found. v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20785
No(s). Y-84-1620 (D. Md. May 6, 1985)

The court rules that the five-year statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. §2462 applies in citizen enforcement suits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) and that violations recorded in defendant's discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) are conclusive on the issue of liability except tho...