California Federal Judge Grants Interim Attorney Fees In Clean Water Act Dispute

(March 28, 2024, 12:16 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — An environmental organization is entitled to a reasonable amount of interim attorney fees under the Clean Water Act (CWA) because it was a prevailing party in a partial summary judgment order in which two cities were found to have violated the CWA by discharging bacteria pollution from their stormwater sewer systems, a California federal judge found in granting the organization’s motion for interim fees....