ELR Citation: ELR 20999
No(s). 83-2040 (D.N.J. Mar 24, 1988)

The court holds that in a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) citizen suit, civil penalties ordinarily should not be granted for violations committed before the complaint is filed, but the precomplaint violations will be considered in assessment of the overall penalty. In light of the Suprem...