Legal Opinion
Cronin v. Browner
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 24, 1995No. 93 Civ. 0314 (AGS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHWARTZ, District Judge:
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs, various environmental organizations, initiated this action pursuant to the “citizen suit” provision, § 505 of the Clean Water Act 1 (“CWA” or “the Act”), 33 U.S.C. § 1365, to compel the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), through its Administrator, to perform an allegedly non-diseretionary duty under section 316(b) of the Act. 33 U.S.C. § 1326(b). Section 316(b) governs the location, design, construction, and capacity of existing and new cooling water intake structures, particularly those utilized in the…
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