UPPER BLACKSTONE WATER POLLUTION DIST. v. E.P.A.

Nos. 11-1474, 11-1610.

690 F.3d 9 (2012)

UPPER BLACKSTONE WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT DISTRICT, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent. Conservation Law Foundation, Inc., Petitioner, v. Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District, Intervenor, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 3, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Cox, Jr. , with whom Douglas T. Radigan , Bowditch & Dewey, LLP, Fredric P. Andes , and Barnes & Thornburg LLP, were on brief, for petitioner Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District.

Christopher M. Kilian , with whom Anthony N.L. Iarrapino was on brief, for petitioner Conservation Law Foundation.

Madeline Fleisher , with whom Ignacia S. Moreno , Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Samir Bukhari , Ira W. Leighton , Karen A. McGuire , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, were on brief, for respondent.

Donald L. Anglehart on brief for City of Marlborough, amicus curiae.

David M. Moore , City Solicitor, and Jennifer H. Beaton , Assistant City Solicitor, on brief for City of Worcester, amicus curiae.

Karma B. Brown , Brooks M. Smith , Hunton & Williams LLP, and Nathan Gardner-Andrews on brief for National Association of Clean Water Agencies, amicus curiae.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

These petitions seek review of certain effluent limitations imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit on the discharges of Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District, a sewage treatment plant located in central Massachusetts.

The District's discharges are into the headwaters of a polluted river which, in due...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases