Buxton v. EPA

ELR Citation: ELR 21270
No(s). 95-1301(RCL) (D.D.C. Apr 10, 1997)

The court holds that a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) penalty determination is warranted, under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), for a landowner who fills in wetlands without a permit. The court first holds that the EPA Regional Administrator adequately considered the nin...