Judge Says Group’s Allegations Over Stormwater Discharges Lack Specificity

Mealey's (February 18, 2020, 11:09 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on Feb. 13 granted in part a stone and synthetic resin materials maker’s motion to dismiss an environmental group’s citizen suit under the Clean Water Act (CWA), finding that the group does not provide dates of when discharges of stormwater from the company’s facility violated the limits allowed in a National Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued to the company (Eden Environmental Citizen’s Group LLC v. American Custom Marble Inc., et al., No. 19-cv-03424-EMC, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25394)....