Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance v. City of Seward

ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20187
No(s). 10-35446 (9th Cir. May 19, 2011)

The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court decision denying the award of attorney fees to an environmental group in their lawsuit against a town for discharging toxic pollutants into a bay in violation of the CWA. In that case, the court held that the town must apply for an NPDES permit for its harbor...