Campaign Clean Water v. Ruckelshaus

ELR Citation: ELR 20602
No(s). 18-73-R (E.D. Va. Jun 5, 1973)

The Administrator of EPA is not required to allot all funds authorized to be appropriated under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, but the allotment of only 45 percent of the amounts authorized represents an illegal abuse of discretion. EPA's policy of impounding funds is he...