Legal Opinion
City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1980No. 78-2719PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
The City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge) have petitioned this Court to review an order issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The order required Baton Rouge to comply with a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to it by the EPA under 33 U.S.C. § 1342. We dismiss the petition for want of jurisdiction.
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Section 1311(a), title 33, proscribes the discharge of pollutants except in compliance with NPDES permits issued under section 1342. 1 Effective November 21, 1974, the EPA issued an NPDES…
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