Perspective
Jul. 17, 2010
Cleaning Up Contamination From Stormwater Run-Off
A federal court has held for the first time that state transportation departments can be responsible for pollution caused by highway stormwater runoff, writes George Mannina Jr. of Nossaman.
On June 7, a federal court ruled, for the first time, that a state Department of Transportation (DOT) is liable for the cost of cleaning up and restoring areas contaminated by highway stormwater runoff. This ruling will have long-term consequences for highway design and operation and for storm water management systems generally.
In U.S. v. Wash. St. Dept. of Transportation, 2010 WL 2302502 (W.D. Wash.), the U.S. Dis...
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