Legal Opinion
Friends of the Crystal River v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1994No. Nos. 92-1979, 92-1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-Appellants United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Roland Harmes, appeal the district court’s grant of a permanent injunction and declaratory relief to Plaintiffs-Appellees, Friends of the Crystal River, et al. For the reasons stated herein, we AFFIRM the district court’s decision.
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The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (“FWPCA”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1376, enact*1075ed in 1972, constituted a reconstruction, of America’s water pollution laws. Pursuant to the FWPCA, the discharge of pollutants into our nation’s waterways is prohibited…
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