Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Lamphier

ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

The cause of this appeal is a judgment by the district court holding that the defendants violated state and federal antipollution laws and committed a common law nuisance. We discern no merit in the assorted contentions on appeal, and accordingly we affirm.

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James and Janet Lamphier are co-owners of a farm in Culpeper County, Virginia. Since 1974 the farm has been headquarters for “Jim’s Liquid Waste,” a sole proprietorship belonging to James Lamphier and engaged in the business of industrial waste disposal.

In the fall of 1979, the Virginia State Water Control Board…