Sierra Club v. Lujan

ELR Citation: ELR 20120
No(s). 89-B-76 (D. Colo. May 24, 1990)

The court holds that the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Reclamation are liable for 6,333 violations of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) at the Leadville Drainage Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado. The tunnel drains a number of inactive mines and discharges into the Ea...