[§195D-32] Citizen suits. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person, acting as a private attorney general, may commence a civil suit on the person's behalf:
(b) The circuit environmental courts shall have jurisdiction to enforce this section or to order the department or board to perform any act or duty required under this section, provided that:
(c) Any suit brought pursuant to this section may be brought in the judicial circuit where the alleged violation occurred or is occurring. In any suit brought pursuant to this section, where the State is not a party, the attorney general, at the request of the department, may intervene on behalf of the State as a matter of right.
(d) The injunctive relief provided by this section shall not restrict any right that any person or class of persons may have under any other law, including common law, to seek enforcement of any standard or limitation or to seek any other relief, including relief against any instrumentality or agency of the State. [L 2003, c 35, §2; am L 2014, c 218, §8]