Group, Nearby Residents Sufficiently State Claims Over Discharges, Have Standing

(May 22, 2017, 3:20 PM EDT) -- MACON, Ga. — An environmental group and individuals owning property near a facility operated by a protective fabrics manufacturer sufficiently stated claims that the company’s use of a land application system (LAS) to treat industrial wastewater is in violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and have standing to bring a citizen suit under the statute, a federal judge in Georgia ruled May 12 in denying the company’s motion to dismiss (Flint Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Southern Mills Inc., d/b/a Tencate Protective Fabrics, No. 16-CV-435, M.D. Ga., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72574)....