United States v. Asbury Park

ELR Citation: ELR 20126
No(s). 84-72 (D.N.J. Feb 17, 1972)

Twelve New Jersey sea coast communities are permanently enjoined from discharging sludge, a product of primary sewage treatment, into the Atlantic Ocean in violation of the Refuse Act. The Atlantic Ocean is a navigable body of water within the meaning of the Act. The discharge of municipal raw sewag...