Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association v. Republic Services of Pennsylvania LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA LOWER SUSQUEHANNA : Civil No. 1:23-CV-00044 RIVERKEEPER ASSOCIATION, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : REPUBLIC SERVICES OF : PENNSYLVANIA LLC, : : Defendant. : Judge Jennifer P. Wilson MEMORANDUM Republic Services of Pennsylvania LLC (“Republic”) polluted Kreutz Creek—a tributary of the Susquehanna River—and thereby violated the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The court convened a three-day bench trial to hear evidence as to the appropriate sanction for Republic’s unlawful behavior. Upon consideration of the evidence and the law,…