Precon Development Corp. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20273
No(s). 2:08cv447 (E.D. Va. Nov 18, 2013) (Smith, C.J.)

A district court held that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could exercise jurisdiction under the CWA over wetlands contained in a developer's proposed residential site. The developer had initially asked the court to enter declaratory judgment that the wetlands were not subject to federal jurisdicti...