Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. Marfork Coal Co.

ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20093
No(s). 5:12-1464 (S.D.W. Va. Apr 24, 2014) (Chambers, CJ.)

A district court held a coal company liable under the CWA for discharging excessive amounts of selenium into the waters of West Virginia. Water sampling performed on behalf of an environmental group that filed a citizen suit against the company prove that the company violated West Virginia's water q...