ELR Citation: ELR 20321
No(s). 78-1428 (W.D. La. Mar 12, 1981)

The court rules that the Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction under §404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) extends to freshwater wetlands containing vegetation tolerant to saturated soil conditions. The court had previously enjoined private defendants' landclearing operations prior to ...