ELR Citation: ELR 20048
No(s). 3:03-2281 (S.D. W. Va. Jul 8, 2004)

A district court held that nationwide permit (NWP) 21, which authorizes the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States associated with surface coal mining and reclamation operations, does not comply with the plain language, structure, and legislative history of the CWA. D...