ELR Citation: ELR 21226
No(s). 91-7241 (2d Cir. Jun 20, 1991)

The court holds that the district court properly found that New York City violated §301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) by discharging chlorine and alum floc without a permit into a branch reservoir of one of the city's main water supply systems. The court concludes that the city's injection of chlorine and alum into water that flows into the West Branch reservoir constitutes the addition of pollutants to a navigable waterway and requires a permit.

[The district court's decision is published at 21 ELR 20467.]

Counsel for Plaintiff
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Natural Resources Defense Council
40 W. 20th St., New York NY 10011
(212) 727-2700

Counsel for Defendants
Robin Levine, Ross Friedman
New York City Law Department
100 Church St., New York NY 10007
(212) 374-3174