Precon Development Corp. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20049
No(s). 13-2499 (4th Cir. Mar 10, 2015)

The Fourth Circuit, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed a lower court decision upholding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' conclusion that it has jurisdiction over wetlands on a developer's property. The developer wanted to fill 4.8 acres of wetlands in order to build 10 homes. The wetlands are loca...