Legal Opinion
District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation v. Jack J. Schramm, Regional Administrator, Region Iii, U. S. Epa
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 1980No. 78-2209PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Though Rock Creek flows placidly through the Maryland countryside and the heart of Washington, D. C., apprehension about future quality of the creek’s water has erupted into a dispute between these two jurisdictions. The District of Columbia (District) sought injunctive and declaratory relief against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency), the state of Maryland, and their respective officials to revoke the operating permit of an advanced wastewater treatment plant that discharges effluent into the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Illinois v. City of MilwaukeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Montgomery Environmental Coalition v. CostleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Environmental Quality BoardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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