Legal Opinion
Conservation Law Foundation v. Hannaford Bros. Co.
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided May 14, 2004No. 2:03-cv-00121PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SESSIONS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Conservation Law Foundation (“CLF”), an environmental organization, brings a citizen-suit action under § 505(a) of the Clean Water Act (“CWA” or “Act”), 33 U.S.C.A. § 1365(a) (West 2001), against Defendants Hannaford Bros. Co., et al. (“Hannaford”). CLF alleges that Hanna-ford is violating § 301(a) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C.A. § 1311(a) (West 2001), by discharging pollutants through a storm drain system without a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. 33 U.S.C.A. § 1342 (West 2001 & Supp.2003).
Hannaford avers that existing…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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