Magistrate Says Termination Of Permit Does Not Render Discharge Claims Moot

Mealey's (July 26, 2017, 10:27 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal magistrate judge in California on July 24 refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by an environmental conservation group against the owner of a site that allegedly discharges excessive levels of polluted storm water, holding that the owner’s decision to terminate a general permit does not render the group’s claims moot (California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Shiloh Group, LLC, et al., No. 16-cv-6499-DMR, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 115209)....