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1) The defendants, a mushroom farming corporation and its officers, were convicted on six counts of discharging pollutants into navigable waters without a permit, in violation of the Clean Water Act. 2) The defendants argued on appeal that the EPA was required to pursue civil or administrative remedies, or give notice, before pursuing criminal charges. However, the court found nothing in the text of the Clean Water Act or its legislative history that required such prerequisites to criminal enforcement.
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