Legal Opinion
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. South Florida Water Management District
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 2002No. 00-15703PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians (“the Tribe”) and the Friends of the Everglades (“the Friends”) (together “Plaintiffs”) brought a citizen suit under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) against the South Florida Water Management District (“the Water District”). The suit alleges that the Water District was violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants from the S-9 pump station into Water Conservation Area 3A without a national pollution discharge elimination system (“NPDES”) permit.
The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The district court denied the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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