Legal Opinion

Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc. v. EAST WALKER CTY. SEWER AUTH.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 3, 2007No. 2060246PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc. ("Riverkeeper"), a nonprofit membership corporation, seeks review of an order of the Walker Circuit Court denying its motion to intervene in a civil action brought by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management ("ADEM") against the East Walker County Sewer Authority ("EWCSA") in which it is alleged, in pertinent part, that EWCSA has violated the conditions of a permit issued by ADEM by discharging polluted water into a portion of the Black Warrior River. Because Riverkeeper is a "person" with "an interest which is or may be adversely affected" by the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions

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