ELR Citation: ELR 20272
No(s). 88 C 5407 (N.D. Ill. Sep 21, 1989)

The court holds that Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §313(a), the federal facilities provision, waives sovereign immunity for civil penalties assessed under federal law. A sanitary district sued the Navy, charging that the Navy violated its sewer discharge permit. The court first holds ...