MISSISSIPPI RIVER REVIVAL v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

No. 01-2511.

319 F.3d 1013 (2003)

MISSISSIPPI RIVER REVIVAL, INC.; West Side River Watch, Inc.; Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA; City of St. Paul, Minnesota, Defendants-Appellees, United States of America, Intervenor on Appeal.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 7, 2003.

Rehearing Denied: April 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Brian Bates, argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Peter G. Mikhail, argued, St. Paul, MN (Clayton M. Robinson, on the brief), for appellee, City of St. Paul.

Core M. Conover, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Jay M. Heffer, on the brief), for appellee, City of Minneapolis.

R. Justin Smith, argued, Washington, DC (Thomas L. Sansonetti, Greer S. Goldman and David Shilton, on the brief), for U.S. as intervenor.

Before LOKEN, BEAM, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Three environmental organizations brought citizen suits against the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul alleging that the Cities were violating the Clean Water Act by discharging storm waters through their storm sewer systems without required permits. After the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued storm water permits, the district court1 dismissed the complaints as moot, including plaintiffs' claims for...

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