ELR Citation: ELR 20092
No(s). 90-2034 (4th Cir. May 13, 1991)

In an unpublished decision, the court holds that in-stream treatment ponds for treatment of coal mining wastes are "waters of the United States" subject to regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). After identifying certain problem...