Scott v. City of Hammond, Indiana
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
741 F.2d 992 (7th Cir. 1984)
Relevant factsFree
Scott (plaintiff) sued the EPA (defendant) under the Clean Water Act's citizen-suit provision, first alleging the EPA's water quality standards for hazardous pathogens were substantively inadequate, and second alleging the EPA failed entirely to prescribe a required Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Lake Michigan after Illinois and Indiana failed to submit their own TMDLs as required; the district court dismissed both claims.
IssueFree
Whether a citizen may bring a suit against an agency to challenge the substance or content of an agency action.