Legal Opinion
James City County v. Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1993No. 92-2294PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPROUSE, Senior Circuit Judge:
The United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1988 granted a permit under section 404(b) of the Clean Water' Act, 33 U.S.C. §§■ 1251-1387, to James City County, Virginia, to construct a dam and reservoir across *1332Ware Creek located within the County. The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) “vetoed” the permit under the authority granted it by section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1344(c). After the County contested that action in the district court, the court granted it summary judgment and ordered the Corps of Engineers to issue the permit.…
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