Legal Opinion
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Chico Scrap Metal, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 22, 2013No. 11-16959PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or Clean Water Act (“the Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 1365(a)(1), allows a citizen to sue to enforce the Act’s prohibition against discharging water pollutants without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit. In this citizen suit, Plaintiff, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, a conservationist organization, alleges that Defendants, Chico Scrap Metal, Inc.; George Scott, Sr.; George Scott, Jr.; and George W. Scott, Sr., Revocable Inter Vivos Trust, have violated an NPDES permit that governs…
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