The SWANCC decision: implications for wetlands and waterfowl / Mark Petrie, Jean-Paul Rochon, Gildo Tori, Roger Pederson, and Tom Moorman /
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TextPublication details: Ducks Unlimited Inc., 2001. Memphis, TN :Description: vii, 54 p. : col. maps ; 28 cmSubject(s): Online resources: Abstract: On January 9, 2001 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision, Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) v. United States Army Corps of Engineers. The decision reduces the protection of isolated wetlands under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which assigns the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) authority to issue permits for the discharge of dredge or fill material into waters of the United States.Prior to the SWANCC decision, the Corps had adopted a regulatory definition of waters of the U.S. that afforded federal protection for almost all of the nation's wetlands.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-54).
On January 9, 2001 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision, Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) v. United States Army Corps of Engineers. The decision reduces the protection of isolated wetlands under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which assigns the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) authority to issue permits for the discharge of dredge or fill material into waters of the United States.Prior to the SWANCC decision, the Corps had adopted a regulatory definition of waters of the U.S. that afforded federal protection for almost all of the nation's wetlands.