ELR Citation: ELR 21385
No(s). 84-CV-413 (N.D.N.Y. Jul 19, 1990)

The court refuses to approve a consent decree in a citizen suit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) that provides for payments to three private conservation organizations. The court holds that FWPCA civil penalties do not have to be paid to the U.S. Treasury. Congress expressly pro...