ELR Citation: ELR 20862
No(s). A81-274 CIV (D. Alaska Apr 7, 1986)

The court holds that the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) duty under Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §309(a)(3) to initiate enforcement proceedings against placer miners in violation of national pollutant discharge elimination system permits is discretionary. The court first ru...