Whether Logging Road Runoff Requires a Clean Water Act Permit Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Judge-made law.

Licenses.

Water--Pollution.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2012

Summary:

Examines Decker volume Northwest Environmental Defense Center , addressing whether logging road runoff from rain or snow requires a permit under the Clean Water Act. Provides statutory and regulatory background of Decker , and describes Supreme Court decision supporting long-standing EPA reading of its Industrial Stormwater Rule stating that logging road runoff, even if channeled, does not require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. Reviews related developments in lower courts, and addresses legal and programmatic implications

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-2587 in the 2012 issue

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Whether Logging Road Runoff Requires a Clean Water Act Permit

Publisher Number:

CRS-2013-AML-0176

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