Legal Opinion
ONRC Action v. Columbia Plywood, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 16, 2002No. Nos. 98-36233, 99-35019PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
In 1997, Plaintiffs ONRC Action and Klamath Forest Alliance (collectively “ONRC”) brought a citizen lawsuit under the Clean Water Act against defendant Columbia Plywood. ONRC’s claims centered upon its contention that Columbia Plywood’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) permit expired in 1989 or 1994 and that, therefore, Columbia Plywood’s continued discharge of pollutants into the Klamath River in Oregon was unlawful.
The district court exercised jurisdiction over ONRC’s first claim, which alleged that Columbia Plywood’s NPDES permit…
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