Sierra Club v. Union Oil Co. of Cal.

ELR Citation: ELR 21299
No(s). 85-2868 (9th Cir. Jul 25, 1988)

The court reinstates its holding that a defendant in a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) citizen suit is liable for violations of its national pollutant discharge elimination system permit, but conditions liability on plaintiff's ability to prove ongoing violations or the reasonable likeli...