New Mexico Water Quality Control Comm'n v. Molybdenum Corp. of Am.

ELR Citation: ELR 20077
No(s). 2422 (N.M. Ct. App. Sep 7, 1976)

Reversing the lower court, the New Mexico Court of Appeals holds that the Commission need not seek voluntary compliance with its regulations before proceeding against defendant for civil penalties and cleanup costs for alleged past violations. The lower court had granted defendant's motion for summa...