ELR Citation: ELR 20596
No(s). H-83-963 (JAC) (D. Conn. Sep 17, 1985)

The court rules that §505 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) authorizes a citizen suit seeking penalties for past violations of a permit regardless of the subsequent filing and settlement of a state suit for prospective relief. The court first rules that the five-year federal statut...