Statute treatment: 33 U.S.C. § 1286

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 26 citation events across 14 distinct cases.

26citations total

14distinct interpreting cases

8distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1975–1994year range

Top 12 leading cases

#1 Rochester Pure Waters Dist. v. USEPA (1989) dcd 3 own cites 7× in case

#2 Dobbs v. Train (1975) gand 12 own cites 2× in case

#3 15192 Thirteen Mile Road, Inc. v. City of Warren (1985) mied 35 own cites 1× in case

#4 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources v. Williamsport Sanitary Authority (1980) pamd 6 own cites 3× in case

#5 Williamsport Sanitary Authority v. Train (1979) pamd 6 own cites 3× in case

#6 W. L. Dobbs, Mayor and City of Covington, Georgia v. Honorable Douglas M. Costle, Administrator (1977) ca5 13 own cites 1× in case

#7 Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage District v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (1981) wied 11 own cites 1× in case

#8 Municipal Auth., Etc. v. Com. of Pa., Etc. (1980) pamd 11 own cites 1× in case

#9 MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, ETC. v. Com. of Pa. (1981) pamd 10 own cites 1× in case

#10 Bear Creek Valley Sanitary Authority Ex Rel. Bashaw v. Hopkins (1981) orctapp 5 own cites 1× in case

#11 Municipal Authority v. Pennsylvania (1981) pamd 3 own cites 1× in case

#12 State Water Control Board v. Train (1976) vaed 4 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.