Hudson River Fishermen's Ass'n v. Westchester, County of

ELR Citation: ELR 21451
No(s). 87 Civ. 1575 (GLG) (S.D.N.Y. May 26, 1988)

The court holds that plaintiff may maintain a citizen suit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) concerning a stormwater outlet allegedly discharging hazardous leachate into the Hudson River. The court first holds that the stormwater outlet may constitute a point source, but that an ...