Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources v. Williamsport Sanitary Authority

OPINION

MUIR, District Judge.

I. Introduction.

This case requires the Court to determine whether the Commonwealth of Pennsylva nia, Department of Environmental Resources (DER) or the Williamsport Sanitary Authority was entitled to the $198,600.00 paid to DER in July 1974 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to § 206(a) of the 1972 amendments to the Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1286(a). If the Court concludes that the Sanitary Authority was entitled to the money, the Court must determine whether the Eleventh Amendment bars relief in this case.

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