Legal Opinion
United States of America, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Park B. Banks, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1997No. 95-5167PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendantr-Appellant Parks B. Banks appeals the district court’s holding that he violated the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) by discharging dredged material and fill onto wetlands. Because we find that the district court’s application of the CWA to Banks’ lands involved no clear error, we affirm.
Facts and Background
Section 404(a) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1344(a), authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engi neers (“Corps”), to issue permits for discharges of “dredged or fill material” into waters of the United States. The Corps may authorize these…
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