ELR Citation: ELR 20411
No(s). s. 83-2644 et al (5th Cir. Apr 1, 1985)

The court rules that cleanup cost recovery actions under Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §311(f)(1) are governed by a six-year statute of limitations under 28 U.S.C. §2415(a). The court notes that the FWPCA does not specify a statute of limitations and its legislative history does not ...