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Michigan Wetlands Are Under Jurisdiction of Corps of Engineers
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2005.tb10906.x
Subject(s) - ditch , jurisdiction , wetland , clean water act , law , engineering , connection (principal bundle) , civil engineering , political science , environmental science , environmental engineering , ecology , mechanical engineering , water quality , biology
In a decision only recently reported, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that a connection between wetlands on private property and an adjacent nonnavigable ditch was significant enough for the wetlands to be considered “adjacent waters” within the jurisdiction of the US Army Corps of Engineers under the Clean Water Act (CWA).