ELR Citation: ELR 20625
No(s). 77-2090 §”E”(3) (E.D. La. Apr 4, 1983)

The court rules that defendant barge owner may not credit the oil spill cleanup costs it voluntarily incurred against the removal costs owed the federal government under §311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The court first holds that the credit is not authorized by §311(f). While it fi...