Public Interest Research Group of N.J. v. Yates Indus.

ELR Citation: ELR 20966
No(s). 89-5371 (AET) (D.N.J. Feb 13, 1991)

The court holds that a electroplated copper circuit foil manufacturer is liable in a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) citizen suit for violating its national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit. After the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a s...