Do you believe this is a stream that has a "significant nexus" to a navigable waterway (current test established under Rapanos by Supreme Court Justice Kennedy)
Is it reasonable to require a Federal Section 404 and State
Jurisdictional Determinations
Challenging Jurisdictional Stream and Wetland Determinations Proves Difficult
By Joseph Koncelik on
Posted in Wetlands and Streams
Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), you cannot impact a federally protected stream or wetland unless you obtain a 404 permit from the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). The key issue- what is a "federally protected stream or wetland?"
As discussed previously on this blog, which streams and wetlands are protected under the CWA has…