Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co.
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
12 F.3d 353 (1994)
Relevant factsFree
Atlantic States Legal Foundation, Inc. (Atlantic) (plaintiff), an environmental group, sued Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) (defendant), alleging that Kodak's wastewater treatment plant discharged pollutants into local waterways that were not specifically listed in Kodak's federal (NPDES) or state (SPDES) discharge permits, in violation of §§ 301 and 402 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The district court granted summary judgment for Kodak, and Atlantic appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a permit holder violates the Clean Water Act by discharging a pollutant not listed in its national or state permit, so long as it complies with the applicable reporting requirements.
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