Groups’ Suit Over Discharges Dismissed Over Wrong Date On Presuit Notice

Mealey's (December 19, 2017, 1:06 PM EST) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An inaccurate date on a notice of intent submitted by two environmental groups to the owner of a decommissioned landfill before filing a lawsuit under the Clean Water Act was fatal to their claims, a federal judge in Alabama ruled Dec. 18, holding that the notice requirements must be strictly adhered to (Black Warrior Riverkeeper Inc., et al. v. Metro Recycling Inc., No. 17-cv-01050-LSC, N.D. Ala., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207011)....