ELR Citation: ELR 20093
No(s). 82-1983 (4th Cir. Aug 29, 1983)

The Fourth Circuit holds that wetlands bordering a small backwater stream connecting with a navigable river are wetlands "neighboring" navigable waters and subject to Army Corps of Engineeers permit jurisdiction under §404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). The government had sough...