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Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center makes some interesting points on the scope and interpretation of the CWA
Posted on 27 Mar 2013 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

In Decker v. Northwest Envtl. Def. Ctr ., 2013 U.S. LEXIS 2373 (3/20/13), the Court addressed stormwater runoff from logging roads in Oregon. Georgia-Pacific et al used two logging roads from which rainwater runs off into ditches, culverts, and channels... Read More

Tags: stormwater , sediment , Decker , CWA , rivers , logging , roads , streams , runoff , NPDES , Northwest Environmental Defense Center , clean water , interpretation , EPA , regulations

Supreme Court Denies Petition for Certiorari in Florida Dispute Over Transfer Of Pollutants from One Body of Water to Another
Posted on 30 Nov 2010 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S Supreme Court on Nov. 29 denied a petition for certiorari filed by environmental groups in Florida over whether the transfer of water pollutants from one body of water to another constitutes an "addition"... Read More

Tags: South Florida Water Management District , Fisherman Against Destruction of the Environment , National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System , NPDES , Everglades , SFWMD , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Clean Water Act , EPA , Friends of the Everglades