Legal Opinion
Coalition for a Liveable West Side, Inc. v. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 2, 1993No. 92 Civ. 9011 (PNL)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LEVAL, District Judge.
This is a citizen suit brought under the Clean Water Act (CWA), alleging violations by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP/City) of the terms of its CWA permits for the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Wards Island Wastewater Treatment Plant by exceeding the permits’ respective limits on the average daily dry weather flow sent to these plants.
DEP/City moves for summary judgment, contending that (1) under the CWA, prior enforcement actions brought by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- North and South Rivers Watershed Association, Inc. v. Town of ScituateCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. And Rainbow Alliance for a Clean Environment, Inc. v. Pan American Tanning CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- New York Coastal Fishermen's Ass'n v. New York City Department of SanitationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991
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