ELR Citation: ELR 20142
No(s). 86-473 (U.S. Dec 1, 1987)

The Court rules that citizens may not bring suit under Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §505 for wholly past violations, but may bring suit if they make a good-faith allegation of continuous or intermittent violations. The most natural reading of FWPCA §505's provision allowing citizen ...