Judge Trims Some Defenses Raised By Scrap Metal Company In Runoff Suit

Mealey's (November 14, 2016, 10:24 AM EST) -- BANGOR, Maine — A scrap metal company accused by the federal government of violating the terms of a permit allowing for discharges of storm water runoff can challenge the enforceability of the Clean Water Act (CWA), a federal judge in Maine ruled Nov. 10 in granting in part and denying in part the government’s motion to strike 23 affirmative defenses raised by the company (United States of America v. Kennebec Scrap Iron Inc., No. 16-cv-191-GZS, D. Maine; 2016 U. S. Dist. LEXIS 156004)....