United States v. Washington Dep't of Transp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20174
No(s). C08-5722 (W.D. Wash. Jun 7, 2010)

A district court held a state transportation agency may be held liable for cleanup costs incurred at the Commencement Bay-Nearshore Tideflats Superfund Site in Tacoma, Washington, for contamination stemming from a highway construction project and highway stormwater runoff. The agency argued it could...