ELR Citation: ELR 20055
No(s). s. 88-704P, -705P (D.R.I. May 18, 1990)

The court holds that the owners of a private septic system are liable under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), state clean water laws, and the common law of public nuisance for discharging raw sewage into the Sakonnet River. The case is the consolidation of citizen suits filed by priva...