Student Pub. Interest Research Group of N.J. v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20039
No(s). 84-1063 (D.N.J. Aug 19, 1985)

In a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) citizen enforcement suit, the court holds that plaintiffs may seek civil penalties and novel injunctive relief for past violations of a discharge permit, even though government enforcement agencies have closely monitored defendant's discharges and opt...