ELR Citation: ELR 20667
No(s). H-84-487 (JAC) (D. Conn. Apr 4, 1986)

The court holds that a state enforcement action precludes a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) citizen suit even though the settlement in the state action is less comprehensive than the remedy sought in the citizen suit. The court initially notes that it is undisputed that the state enforce...