Legal Opinion
Altamaha Riverkeepers v. City of Cochran
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided September 11, 2001No. 500CV4472(WDO)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
OWENS, District Judge.
Before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Plaintiff has brought a citizen suit under § 505 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Amendments of 1972 (“Clean Water Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 1365(a)(1) (1986 & Supp.2001).
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1972, Congress enacted the Clean Water Act to protect the “chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters.” 33 U.S.C. § 1251(a). The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of any pollutant into “waters of the United States” except in accordance with standards…
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