Save Our Community v. EPA

ELR Citation: ELR 20046
No(s). 3-90-0799-H (N.D. Tex. May 3, 1990)

The court holds that draining a wetland is a regulated activity under Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §404(b) and requires a permit when it presents the threat of significant alteration or destruction of a wetland. A citizens' group and a Texas city sought declaratory and injunctive rel...