United States v. Chemetco, Inc.
ELR Citation: ELR 20361 No(s). 00-3940 (7th Cir. Dec 17, 2001)
The court holds that a district court properly interpreted the Clean Water Act (CWA) in concluding that the number of violation days are a sentencing factor and not an element of the crime and, therefore, upholds the fines imposed against a scrap metal factory for illegally discharging wastewater in...