Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Resources Protection Council v. Flambeau Mining Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 15, 2013No. Nos. 12-2969, 12-3434PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The Wisconsin Resources Protection Council, the Center for Biological Diversity and Laura Gauger (collectively the “plaintiffs”) brought this action under the Clean Water Act’s (“CWA” or “the Act”) citizen-suit provision, 33 U.S.C. § 1365(a)(1), alleging that Flambeau Mining Company (“Flambeau”) violated the CWA by discharging pollutants without a permit. The district court denied Flam-beau’s motion for summary judgment, holding that Flambeau was not protected by the CWA’s permit shield provision, id. § 1342(k). After a bench trial, the district court determined that…
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