United States v. American Capital Land Corp.

ELR Citation: ELR 20705
No(s). S74-81(N) (S.D. Miss. Oct 20, 1975)

In an action under §§10 and 13 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, the court refuses to require the defendant land developer to restore completely three acres of marshland destroyed by illegal canal construction and dredge spoil deposits. While massive destruction of wetlands can have serious a...