Wash. Federal Judge Grants Motion Stating Mine Owner’s Clean Water Act Liability

Mealey's (November 8, 2022, 2:35 PM EST) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — A Washington federal judge granted an environmental group, the state of Washington and a gold mine owner’s stipulated motion stating the owner’s liability under the Clean Water Act (CWA) in a citizen suit brought against the owner for discharging pollutants from the mine into ground and surface waters in excess of its discharge permit limits....