Florida Rock Indus. v. United States
ELR Citation: ELR 20626 No(s). 266-82L (Cl. Ct. May 6, 1985)
The court holds that denial of a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §404 permit for activity associated with plaintiff's limestone mining constitutes a taking by depriving plaintiff of all economically viable uses of its land.The court finds that denial of the permit renders rock mining co...