ELR Citation: ELR 20401
No(s). 72-624 (U.S. May 14, 1973)

The absence of formalized permit procedures does not relieve polluters of the necessity of obtaining permission from the Secretary of the Army before discharging pollutants in violation of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The Supreme Court holds that the Act's prohibitions apply to all discharges...