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Litigation

United States v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Date
2011
Geography
Illinois
Part of
United States v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

About this case

Filing year
2011
Status
Consent decree entered.
Geography
Docket number
11 C 8859
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → N.D. Ill.
Case category
Adaptation → Actions seeking adaptation measuresFederal Statutory Claims → Clean Water Act
Principal law
United States → Clean Water Act (CWA)
At issue
Enforcement suit alleging violations of Clean Water Act related to combined sewer overflows in Chicago area in violation of NPDES permits.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
01/06/2014
Decision
Consent decree entered.
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09/05/2013
Response
Response filed in opposition to entry of consent decree.
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09/05/2013
Response
Response filed in opposition to entry of consent decree.
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06/07/2013
Motion
Motion filed by United States and Illinois for entry of consent decree.
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08/21/2012
Complaint
Complaint-in-intervention filed.
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12/14/2011
Consent Decree/Order
Proposed consent decree filed.
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Summary

Enforcement suit alleging violations of Clean Water Act related to combined sewer overflows in Chicago area in violation of NPDES permits.