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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Construction, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate |
| Title: | Rapanos v. US |
| Date: | 06/19/06 |
| Case Number: | 04–1034 |
| Summary: | In cases involving certain state wetlands lying near ditches or man-made drains that eventually empty into traditional navigable waters, judgments against petitioners-landowners are vacated and remanded for further proceedings as to whether the specific wetlands at issue possessed a significant nexus with navigable waters for purposes of regulation under the Clean Water Act (CWA). |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law |
| Title: | S.D. Warren Co. v. Maine Bd. of Envtl. Prot. |
| Date: | 05/15/06 |
| Case Number: | 04–1527 |
| Summary: | Operating a dam to produce hydroelectricity raises a potential for a discharge into the navigable waters of the United States. Thus, hydroelectric dams require state certification that water protection laws will not be violated for purposes of federal licensing under section 401 of the Clean Water Act. |