Environmental
Jul. 9, 2010
L.A. River Protected Under EPA
The federal environmental regulators on Wednesday designated the 51-mile Los Angeles River a "traditional navigable water" protected under the Clean Water Act.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The federal Environmental Protection Agency beefed up protection for the Los Angeles River Wednesday by officially designating the 51-mile waterway as a "traditional navigable water" protected under the Clean Water Act. The announcement clarifies the river's legal status after the 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision Rapanos v. U.S. created uncertainty over which waterways fall under...
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