Natural Resources Defense Council v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

John J. Tharp, Jr., United States District Judge

The plaintiffs, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Sierra Club, Inc., and Prairie Rivers Network are non-profit environmental groups who have brought this case pursuant to the citizen-suit provision of the federal Clean Water Act. In Count Two, the subject of the instant motions, the plaintiffs claim that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (“MWRD” or “District”) violated the terms of ■ its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permits, and thus the Act…