Any Hope for Happily Ever After? Reflections on Rapanos and the Future of the Clean Water Act Section 404 Program
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Published in The Supreme Court and the Clean Water Act: Five Essays, L. Kinvin Wroth, ed.
This essay takes an initial fanciful look at the history of Clean Water Act Section 404 jurisdiction, then following a brief overview of the 2006 Rapanos v. United States decision and events leading up to it, provides an overview of the United States Army Corps of Engineers permitting process. The concluding section attempts to address the outstanding question presented by this essay: can there ever be a “happily ever after" when it comes to protections for wetlands and other waters following recent developments in the 404 program.
Publication Date
2007
Publisher
Vermont Law School, Land Use Institute
City
South Royaltonm Vt.
First Page
40
Last Page
62
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Kim Diana Connolly, Any Hope for Happily Ever After? Reflections on Rapanos and the Future of the Clean Water Act Section 404 Program in The Supreme Court and the Clean Water Act: Five Essays 40 (L. Kinvin Wroth, ed., Vermont Law School, Land Use Institute 2007)