Legal Opinion
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Inc. v. Rivenburgh
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided May 8, 2002No. CIV.A.2:01-0770PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
Pending are cross motions for summary judgment by Plaintiff Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Inc. (KFTC), Defendant officers of the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), and Intervenor-Defendants on Count One.
The Court holds that § 404 of the Clean Water Act does not allow filling the waters of the United States solely for waste disposal. Agency rulemaking or permit approval that holds otherwise is ultra vires, beyond agency authority conferred by the Clean Water Act. Only the United States Congress can rewrite the Act to allow fills with no purpose…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Thomas Jefferson University v. ShalalaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Inc. v. RivenburghCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. HurstDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2009
- Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. BulenDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2004
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Inc. v. RivenburghDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2002
- Sierra Club v. POWELLTON COAL CO., LLCDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2009
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