ELR Citation: ELR 20010
No(s). 05-3299 (7th Cir. Jan 17, 2007)

The court held that a water district that voluntarily incurred costs cleaning up hazardous materials from its property in Chicago, Illinois, may seek recovery costs from a lessee under §107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Because the wat...