Chesapeake Bay Found. v. Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd.

ELR Citation: ELR 21275
No(s). 84-0366-R (E.D. Va. Jul 18, 1988)

On remand from the Fourth Circuit, the court reinstates its civil penalty of almost $1.3 million for violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). The court holds that it properly had jurisdiction when the FWPCA §505 citizen suit was filed. Although defendant's remedial measures ha...