Legal Opinion
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v. Virginia State Water Control Board
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 9, 1980No. Civ. A. 77-0376-RPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
This action was originally brought by two environmentally concerned groups active in the Chesapeake Bay area, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. and Citizens Against the Refinery’s Effects, Inc. (CARE), who oppose the issuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit under § 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), 33 U.S.C. § 1342, for the construction of a refinery by the Hampton Roads Energy Co., Inc. (HERC). Original defendants in this action were the Virginia State Water Control Board (the State Board), the…
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