Quaker State Corp. v. U.S. Coast Guard

ELR Citation: ELR 21455
No(s). 87-55 Erie (W.D. Pa. Jul 31, 1989)

The court holds that an oil company may be liable as a culpable third party under §311(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) for costs arising from excavation and removal of oil-contaminated ground at a national forest site, even if the United States Forest Service as owner/operator...