ELR Citation: ELR 20202
No(s). 04-15442 (9th Cir. Aug 6, 2007)

The Ninth Circuit, withdrawing its previous opinion filed August 19, 2006, held that a pond and its surrounding wetlands adjacent to the Russian River in northern California was protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA). In its previous opinion, the court found that the pond, which receives wastewat...