U.S. Supreme Court,
Environmental & Energy
May 26, 2020
CWA ruling provides limited clarity on when a permit is required
The Supreme Court's latest Clean Water Act decision does not provide a clear answer for when discharges through groundwater require a permit.
Andre Monette
Partner
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 2020 DJDAR 3677 (April 23, 2020). The County of Maui asked the court to decide "whether the Clean Water Act requires a permit when pollutants originate from a point source but are conveyed to navigable waters by a nonpoint source, such as groundw...
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