Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-1988
Abstract
The Supreme Court recently held that a citizen plaintiff must make a good-faith allegation of an ongoing violation in order to bring an enforcement action under the Clean Water Act. The decision in Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., will prevent citizens from bringing suit for the assessment of civil penalties solely for past violations of the Clean Water Act.
Publication Title
Land Use and Environmental Law
Volume
4
First Page
143
Recommended Citation
Reed D. Benson,
Clean Water Act Citizens Suits After Gwaltney: Applying Mootness Principles in Private Enforcement Actions,
4
Land Use and Environmental Law
143
(1988).
Available at:
https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholarship/342
Comments
Casenote: Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.,_ U.S._, 108 S. Ct. 376 (1987).