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HCMP Regulatory Alert: Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

September 17, 2014  By HCMP Law Offices

Did you know that low-lying area on your property that occasionally holds water in the winter or after a rain storm could trigger Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction?  Did you know filling or modifying that low-lying area without a permit could result in substantial fines and penalties?  These are the very issues the EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers are grappling with in a rulemaking that will define the scope of their jurisdiction.  Read more here: Water, Water Everywhere