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Like Oil and Water: Communities With Pending Lawsuits
157 pending lawsuits in 17 states
| State | Client | Case Status |
|---|---|---|
| CA | California-American Water Company (Monterrey) | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | California-American Water Company (Sacramento County) | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | California Water Service Company | filed 12-30-04 |
| CA | Citrus Heights Water District | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | City of Riverside | filed 10-17-03 |
| CA | City of Roseville | filed 10-16-03 |
| CA | City of Sacramento | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | Del Paso Manor Water District | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | Fair Oaks Water District | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | Florin Resource Conservation District | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | Martin Silver, et. al. | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | Orange County Water District * | filed 5-06-03 |
| CA | Quincy Community Services District | filed 11-07-03 |
| CA | Rio Linda Elverta Community Water District | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | Sacramento County Water Agency | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | Sacramento Groundwater Authority | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | Sacramento Suburban Water District | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | San Juan Water District | filed 9-30-03 |
| CA | The People of the State of California | filed 9-30-03 |
| CT | Columbia Board of Education | filed 9-30-03 |
| CT | Horace Porter School | filed 9-30-03 |
| CT | Town of East Hampton | filed 10-22-03 |
| CT | American Distilling and Mfg. Co. Inc. | filed 10-22-03 |
| CT | Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel | filed 10-22-03 |
| CT | United Water Connecticut, Inc. | filed 11-07-03 |
| FL | Escambia County Utilities Authority | filed 10-24-03 |
| IA | City of Galva | filed 9-30-03 |
| IA | City of Ida Grove | filed 9-30-03 |
| IA | City of Sioux City | filed 9-30-03 |
| IL | Island Lake | filed 11-18-03 |
| IL | Village of East Alton (Individual Action) * | filed 2001 |
| IL | Village of East Alton (Class Action) | filed 9-30-03 |
| IL | State of Illinios - Kankakee County * | filed 06-30-97 |
| IL | Kankakee County Class Action * | filed 12-12-01 |
| IN | Campbellsburg | filed 1-12-04 |
| IN | Town of Mishawaka | filed 11-17-03 |
| IN | North Newton School Corp. | filed 11-20-03 |
| IN | City of Rockport | filed 10-24-03 |
| IN | Southbend | filed 11-20-03 |
| KS | Bel Aire | filed 11-14-03 |
| KS | Chisholm Creek Utility Authority | filed 11-14-03 |
| KS | Dodge City | filed 11-14-03 |
| KS | Park City, City of | filed 11-18-03 |
| LA | City of Marksville | filed 11-20-03 |
| LA | City of Rayville | filed 1-2004 |
| MA | Brimfield Housing Authority (Brimfield, MA) | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Centerville-Osterville-Marsons Mills Water Department | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Chelmsford Water District (Chelmsford, MA) | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Dedham Westwood Water District | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | City of Brockton | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | City of Methuen | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | City of Peabody | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Cotuit Fire District Water Department (Cotuit, MA) | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | East Chelmsford Water District (Chelsford, MA) | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Hillcrest Water District (Leicester, MA) | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Leicester Water Supply District (Leicester, MA) | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Massasoit Hills Trailer Park, Inc. | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | North Chelmsford Water District (Chelsford, MA) | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | North Raynham Water District | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Sandwich Water District | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | South Sagamore Water District | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Sudbury Water District | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Avon | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Bedford | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Bellingham | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Charlton | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Danvers | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Dover | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Dudley | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Duxbury | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of East Bridgewater | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of East Brookfield | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Edgartown | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Halifax | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Hanover | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Hanson | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Holliston | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Hudson | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Maynard | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Merrimac | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Millis | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Monson | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Norfolk | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of North Attleborough | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of North Reading | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Norwell | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Pembroke | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Reading | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Salisbury | filed 4-21-04 |
| MA | Town of Spencer | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Stoughton | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Tewksbury | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Tyngsboro | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Ware | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Wayland | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of West Bridgewater | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of West Brookfield | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Town of Weymouth | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Wilmington | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Town of Yarmouth | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | United Methodist Church (Wellfleet, MA) | filed 9-30-03 |
| MA | Water Supply District of Acton | filed 4-21-04 |
| MA | Westport Federal Credit Union | filed 11-17-03 |
| MA | Westview Farm, Inc. (Monson, MA) | filed 9-30-03 |
| NH | City of Dover | filed 11-20-03 |
| NH | City of Portsmouth | filed 10-24-03 |
| NH | State of New Hampshire | filed 9-30-03 |
| NJ | Thoedore Holten, et al * | filed 08-25-00 |
| NJ | Borough of Penns Grove | filed 10-23-03 |
| NJ | City of Bridgeton | filed 10-23-03 |
| NJ | City of Camden | filed 10-23-03 |
| NJ | City of Gloucester City | filed 10-23-03 |
| NJ | City of Winslow | filed 11-20-03 |
| NJ | Elizabethtown Water Company | filed 10-23-03 |
| NJ | Little Egg Harbor Township | filed 11-21-03 |
| NJ | Mount Holly Water Company | filed 10-23-03 |
| NJ | Mount Laurel Municipal Utilities Authority | filed 10-23-03 |
| NJ | New Jersey American Water Company, Inc. | filed 10-23-03 |
| NJ | Penns Grove Water Supply Company, Inc. | filed 10-23-03 |
| NJ | Point Pleasant | filed 11-21-03 |
| NJ | Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority | filed 4-28-04 |
| NJ | Township of Montclair | filed 11-17-03 |
| NJ | United Water Arlington Hills, Inc. | filed 11-17-03 |
| NJ | United Water Hampton, Inc. | filed 11-17-03 |
| NJ | United Water New Jersey, Inc. | filed 11-17-03 |
| NJ | United Water Toms River, Inc. | filed 11-17-03 |
| NJ | United Water Vernon Hills, Inc. | filed 11-17-03 |
| NY | Franklin Square Water District | filed 11-14-03 |
| NY | Great Neck North | filed 10-28-03 |
| NY | Hicksville | filed 1-23-04 |
| NY | Long Island Water Corporation | filed 10-15-03 |
| NY | Nassau County | filed 9-30-03 |
| NY | Port Washington Water District | filed 11-07-03 |
| NY | Rosyln Water District | filed 4-28-04 |
| NY | Suffolk County | filed 10/2002 |
| NY | Town of Wappinger | files 4-28-04 |
| NY | United Water New York, Inc. | filed 11-10-03 |
| NY | Village of Pawling | filed 11-18-03 |
| NY | Village of Sands Point | filed 11-05-03 |
| NY | Western Nassau Water Authority | filed 10-02-03 |
| NY | Village of Mineola | unknown |
| NY | Village of Hempstead | unknown |
| NY | West Hempstead Water District | unknown |
| NY | Town of South Hampton | unknown |
| NY | Town of East Hampton | unknown |
| NY | Carle Place Water District | unknown |
| NY | Westbury Water District | unknown |
| NY | Plainview Water Distrct | unknown |
| NY | Christ the King Catholic Church (Queens) | unknown |
| NC | Bobbie Adams, et al * | filed 8-15-03 |
| PA | Northhampton Bucks County | filed 3-11-04 |
| VT | Craftsbury Fire District #2 | filed 1-12-04 |
| VT | Town of Hartland | filed 11-18-03 |
| VA | Buchanan County School Board | filed 11-10-03 |
| VA | Greensville County Water & Sewer Authority | filed 11-17-03 |
| VA | Patrick County School Board | filed 10-30-03 |
| WV | Matoaka | filed 1-20-04 |
* Lawsuits that pre-date the deadline specified in the legislation but are still pending
Source: Environmental Working Group. Data on MTBE lawsuits obtained from court records and law firms representing communities. Information on MTBE contamination is derived from data obtained from state agencies under the Federal Freedom of Information Act or state public records laws. Data were unavailable for some states; other states reported no MTBE detections. Some states currently do not require reporting of MTBE detections.
