Legal Opinion
Audubon Soc'y of Greater Denver v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 5, 2018No. 18-1004PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.
*598 This is an Administrative Procedure Act challenge to the Army Corps of Engineers' approval of a project to store more water in the Chatfield Reservoir in Colorado. Petitioner Audubon Society of Greater Denver sought review of the Corps' decision, arguing that the Corps' review and approval of the project failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 - 4370m-12, and the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 - 1388. The district court denied the petition for review after concluding that the Corps' decision was not arbitrary or capricious.…
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