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Whether Logging Road Runoff Requires a Clean Water Act Permit [electronic resource] : Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.
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1 online resource (12 pages), digital, PDF file
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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division
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Summary
Examines Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center , addressing whether logging road runoff from rain or snow requires a permit under the Clean Water Act. Provides statutory and regulatory background of Decker , and describes Supreme Court decision supporting long-standing EPA reading of its Industrial Stormwater Rule stating that logging road runoff, even if channeled, does not require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. Reviews related developments in lower courts, and addresses legal and programmatic implications.
This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-2587 in the 2012 issue.
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