Legal Opinion
Long Island Soundkeeper Fund, Inc. v. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 23, 1998No. CV 98 1635PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
DEARIE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this action pursuant to the citizen suit provision of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), 33 U.S.C. § 1365, alleging defendants New York City Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP” or the “City”) and Joel A. Miele, DEP’s Commissioner, violated discharge permits issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC” or the “State”). Plaintiffs claim that DEP exceeded its permit limitations at eight sewage treatment plants that discharge pollutants into the East River and Jamaica Bay. The State of Connecticut,…
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