Legal Opinion
United States v. Cumberland Farms of Connecticut, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 20, 1987No. 86-1983PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by Cumberland Farms of Connecticut, Inc. (“Cumberland”) from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 1 The district court ruled that from 1977 to 1985 Cumberland had violated sections 301 and 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the “Clean Water Act”), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311, 1362 (1982), by dredging and filling a freshwater wetland without the required permit from the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”). Clean Water Act, section 404, 33 U.S.C. § 1344 (1982). The court ordered injunctive relief…
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