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February 6, 2007
Rapanos ripples
Perhaps the distinction between the plurality opinion and Justice Kennedy's concurrence in Rapanos may not matter:
Newslink report:
Simsbury-Avon Preservation Soc., LLC v. Metacon Gun Club, Inc., (D.Conn.) In
deciding whether a pond located on a gun club's property constituted
"navigable waters" of the United States under the Clean Water Act
(CWA), a district court considered both the test established by the
plurality in Rapanos v. U.S., and the test established by Justice
Kennedy's concurrence in that case. The pond did not constitute
"navigable waters" under the plurality's test, since any surface
connection between the pond and a river was not continuous. Nor did it
constitute "navigable waters" under Justice Kennedy's test, since data
from testing was inconclusive as to the effect of lead from the
shooting range on the river.
February 6, 2007 in Cases, Governance/Management, Law, Sustainability, US, Water Quality | Permalink
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