Sierra Club v. Colorado Ref. Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20749
No(s). 93-K-1713 (D. Colo. Dec 8, 1993)

The court holds that the Federal Water Pollution Control Act's (FWPCA's) prohibition against discharging pollutants into navigable waters without a permit covers discharges that reach navigable waters through tributary groundwater. The court first holds it has subject matter jurisdiction over a citi...