Legal Opinion
Homestake Mining Co. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided October 16, 1979No. CIV 78-5027PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BOGUE, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment. It concerns defendant South Dakota’s adoption and Defendant Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval of water quality standards under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). These standards were incorporated in a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to Plaintiff Homestake Mining Company.
THE FWPCA
The cornerstone of the FWPCA is § 301(a), 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a) which prohibits “the discharge of any pollutant by any person” unless certain…
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- Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, U. S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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- City of Albuquerque v. BrownerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Arnold Irrigation District v. Department of Environmental QualityCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1986
- Pennsylvania Coal Mining Assoc. v. WattDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
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