McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation v. Weinberger

ELR Citation: ELR 20344
No(s). CIV S-86-475-RAR (E.D. Cal. Dec 9, 1986)

The court rules that Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) §§6001 and 7002 and Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §§313(a) and 505(a) do not waive the United States' sovereign immunity from a citizen suit seeking civil penalties. The court reviews the language of RCRA §6001, th...