Legal Opinion
Public Interest Research Group of New Jersey, Inc. v. Powell Duffryn Terminals Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 20, 1990No. Nos. 89-5831, 89-5851 and 89-5861PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
In this Clean Water Act citizen suit, the district court granted summary judgment to plaintiffs Public Interest Research Interest Group of New Jersey and Friends of the Earth (collectively “PIRG”), finding that defendant Powell Duffryn Terminals, Inc. (“PDT”) had violated its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit 386 times over a period of six years. After a bench trial on the issue of penalties, the district court permanently enjoined PDT from violating the terms of its NPDES permit and assessed $3,205,000 in civil…
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