Onrc Action and Klamath Forest Alliance v. Columbia Plywood, Inc., Onrc Action Klamath Forest Alliance, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Columbia Plywood, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant

286 F.3d 1137 ONRC ACTION and Klamath Forest Alliance, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COLUMBIA PLYWOOD, INC., Defendant-Appellee. ONRC Action; Klamath Forest Alliance, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Columbia Plywood, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. No. 98-36233. No. 99-35019. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 17, 2000. Submission Withdrawn and Deferred April 6, 2000. Resubmitted April 9, 2002. Filed April 16, 2002. William Carpenter, Jr., Eugene, OR, for the appellants-cross-appellees. Karen O'Casey, Portland, OR, for the appellee-cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon; Michael R. Hogan, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-97-03087-CO. Before: REINHARDT, THOMPSON, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. 1 In 1997, Plaintiffs ONRC Action and Klamath Forest Alliance (collectively "ONRC") brought a citizen lawsuit under the Clean Water Act against defendant Columbia Plywood. ONRC's claims centered upon its contention that Columbia Plywood's National Pollution Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permit expired in 1989 or 1994 and that,…