Byram River v. Port Chester, Village of

ELR Citation: ELR 20440
No(s). 74 Civ. 4054 (S.D.N.Y. Apr 8, 1975)

The court has jurisdiction under the federal common law of nuisance to consider claims for injunctive and declaratory relief against continued pollution of an interstate river through the discharge of inadequately treated sewage from a municipal treatment plant. The Eleventh Amendment bars suit by t...