ELR Citation: ELR 20491
No(s). s. 84-407B et al (M.D. La. Nov 7, 1985)

The court holds that citizen suits may be brought under §505 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act only if the defendant is in violation of relevant effluent standards, limitations, or orders at the time the suit is filed. The court, following the Fifth Circuit's ruling in Hamker v. Diamond Sh...