Leslie Salt Co., a Delaware Corporation Cargill, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether to revisit an issue previously resolved by this court — whether isolated, seasonally dry intrastate waters used only by migratory birds are within the regulatory reach of the Clean Water Act. We also decide whether, in the event of violations of the Act, civil fines are mandatory or discretionary.
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Cargill, Inc., the corporate successor to Leslie Salt Co., owns a 153-acre tract of land southeast of San Francisco. The property abuts the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and lies near Newark Slough, a tidal arm of San Francisco Bay. A…
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