Legal Opinion
National Wildlife Federation v. Gorsuch
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 5, 1982No. Nos. 82-1335, 82-1337, 82-1351, 82-1352, 82-1353, 82-1354 and 82-1363PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
The National Wildlife Federation petitioned the district court for a declaration that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a nondiscretionary duty to require dam operators to apply for pollutant discharge permits under § 402(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1342(a), and for an order directing her to perform that duty. The district court issued the requested declaration and order, 530 F.Supp. 1291 (D.D.C.1982), from which EPA and the numerous defendant-intervenors (principally electric…
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