Legal Opinion
South Florida Water Management District v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 23, 2004No. 02-626PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
Petitioner South Florida Water Management District operates a pumping facility that transfers water from a canal *99into a reservoir a short distance away. Respondents Micco-sukee Tribe of Indians and the Friends of the Everglades brought a citizen suit under the Clean Water Act contending that the pumping facility is required to obtain a discharge permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. The District Court agreed and granted summary judgment to respondents. A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed. Both the District Court and the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Roland C. Dubois and Restore: The North Woods v. United States Department of Agriculture, and Loon Mountain Recreation CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. South Florida Water Management DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
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