ELR Citation: ELR 20996
No(s). 89-H-263- (M.D. Ala. Jun 30, 1989)

The court holds that state law, rather than the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), governs issuance of national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permits under state permit programs. Plaintiffs brought a citizen suit under FWPCA §505, seeking a declaration that state official...