ELR Citation: ELR 20237
No(s). s. 86-6287, -6288 (9th Cir. Dec 29, 1987)

The court rules that the five-year statute of limitations in 28 U.S.C. §2462 applies to citizen suits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) and is tolled 60 days before the filing of the complaint, and that a state agency's nonjudicial enforcement action does not bar a citizen enfor...