Knee Deep Cattle Co. v. Bindana Inv. Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 21637
No(s). 95-35235 (9th Cir. Sep 3, 1996)

The court holds that state action against an owner of a sewage treatment facility for violating its national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit does not bar a neighboring landowner's Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) citizen suit against the owner. Because the state and ...