ELR Citation: ELR 20388
No(s). 72-1590 (7th Cir. May 11, 1973)

The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 forbids all discharges into navigable streams, whether or not navigability is impaired. The absence of a formalized permit procedure does not relieve polluters of the necessity of obtaining permission from the Secretary of the Army before any discharge. Compliance ...