ELR Citation: ELR 20846
No(s). 280-35 (S.D. Ga. Jun 27, 1980)

The court rules that §404(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) confers a discretionary and not a mandatory duty on the Corps of Engineers to enforce compliance with the statute's permit requirements. Looking to the actual language of §404(s) to determine congressional intent, the ...