Illinois Public Interest Research Group v. PMC, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GOTTSCHALL, United States Magistrate Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss this citizens’ action under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (“Clean Water Act” or “Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. Alternatively, defendant would have the court stay the action until the completion of certain administrative proceedings before the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (“the MWRD”). For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

BACKGROUND 1

Defendant PMC, Inc., through its subsidiary PMC Specialties Group,…