Legal Opinion
Mississippi River Revival, Inc. v. Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided August 10, 2000No. 99 Civ. 1597 DDA/FLN, 99 Civ. 1596 DDA/FLNPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALSOP, Senior District Judge.
These two actions are citizen suits brought pursuant to section 505(a) of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), 33 U.S.C. § 1365(a). Plaintiffs claim that the Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis are discharging storm water into the Mississippi River, in violation of the CWA’s permit requirement for storm water runoff. See 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1342(p). All parties acknowledge that both St. Paul and Minneapolis applied for permits in 1992 and 1993, but that half-way through the year 2000 final permits have yet to be issued. This litigation essentially attempts to hold…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Joseph Osborn and Pamela Osborn, Individually and as Father and Mother and Guardians Ad Litem of Shawna Osborn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Environmental Protection Agency v. California Ex Rel. State Water Resources Control BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Russell E. Train, in His Official Capacity as Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Battery Council International, Respondents-IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Terence D. Hughey v. Jms Development Corporation, Terrence D. Hughey v. Jms Development Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by8 opinions
- CleanCOALition v. TXU POWERCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Mississippi River Revival, Inc. v. City Of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- Mississippi River Revival, Inc. v. City of MinneapolisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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