Department of Environmental Quality v. Worth Township

ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20112
No(s). 14180 (Mich. May 17, 2012)

The Michigan Supreme Court held that under the state's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA), a municipality can be held responsible for, and required to prevent, a discharge of raw sewage that originates within its borders, even when the raw sewage is discharged by a privat...