Corps Says 6th Circuit Ruling Underscores CWA 404 Permitting Discretion

摘要

A recent appellate ruling rejecting an environmentalist challenge to a Michigan hardrock mine sidestepped questions about whether groundwater falls under the reach of the Clean Water Act (CWA), though the Army Corps of Engineers says the ruling offers a precedential statement of its discretion in administering its dredge-and-fill permitting program.