United States And Tribe Granted Summary Judgment On Clean Water Act Claims

( September 12, 2023, 9:23 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — In disposing of three motions for summary judgment, a Washington federal judge granted the United States and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians summary judgment on several alleged Clean Water Act (CWA) violations arising from the rupture of a diversion channel during construction at a power plant that caused pollutants to enter the Puyallup River....