Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. v. Longwood Venues & Destinations, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:18-cv-11821

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Environmental Matters

Judge:

William G. Young

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  1. February 18, 2021

    Cape Cod Resort Settles Green Group's Clean Water Suit

    A seaside Cape Cod resort will pay $369,000 and replace its wastewater treatment facility to settle a Clean Water Act suit claiming groundwater pollution at the beach club was causing noxious algae outbreaks, according to a Thursday filing in Massachusetts federal court.

  2. November 26, 2019

    Water Law Doesn't Cover Cape Cod Pollution Via Groundwater

    Pollution from a Cape Cod resort that travels through groundwater into the Atlantic Ocean is not subject to Clean Water Act permitting requirements, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  3. September 23, 2019

    Mass. Resort, Enviro Group Clash Over Groundwater Liability

    A Massachusetts resort said it shouldn't have to face water pollution claims under the Clean Water Act, arguing that because pollutants from its sewage system passed through groundwater before entering a harbor it's not subject to federal environmental law.

  4. January 10, 2019

    Sewage-Dumping Suit Survives Resort's Motion To Dismiss

    A Boston federal judge on Thursday said he wants to see more evidence before ruling on an environmental group's lawsuit alleging that a Cape Cod resort polluted nearby waterways, denying the resort's motion to dismiss in a case that addresses the scope of the Clean Water Act.

  5. December 03, 2018

    Enviros Can't Use CWA In Sewage Dumping Suit, Resort Says

    A New England resort has told a Massachusetts federal judge that its sewage disposal system isn't subject to the Clean Water Act, slamming an environmental group's suit over alleged pollution of Cape Cod's waterways as an "unprecedented" attempt to expand federal control over septic systems.

  6. August 27, 2018

    2 Cape Cod Resorts Illegally Dumping Sewage, Enviros Say

    New England environmental advocates filed two Clean Water Act lawsuits against two resorts on Friday in Massachusetts federal court, accusing them of illegally operating sewage disposal systems that empty dangerous pollutants into Cape Cod's waterways.