Legal Opinion
Sierra Club v. Colorado Refining Co.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided December 8, 1993No. Civ. A. 93-K-1713PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, Senior District Judge.
This case is before me on a motion to dismiss filed by defendant Colorado Refining Company (“CRC”). Plaintiff Sierra Club asserts three causes of action. The first is for unpermitted discharges into Sand Creek in violation of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a) (1986); the second for discharges to Sand Creek in violation of CRC’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permits and the Clean Water Act, and the third for failure to determine the impact to Sand Creek of its noncomplying discharges in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Swanson v. BixlerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- United States of America, and Cross v. Earth Sciences, Inc., and CrossCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Friends of Santa Fe County v. LAC Minerals, Inc.District Court, D. New Mexico · 1995
- Village of Oconomowoc Lake v. Dayton Hudson CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Washington Wilderness Coalition v. Hecla Mining Co.District Court, E.D. Washington · 1994
- Citizens for a Better Environment-California v. Union Oil Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1994
- Idaho Rural Council v. BosmaDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2001
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