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Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Inc. v. Nickels

Ruling by

Gabriel P. Sanchez

Lower Court

USDC Eastern District of California

Lower Court Judge

Dale A. Drozd

Permitless operation of expansive drainage system did not violate the Clean Water Act because the discharge was composed entirely of return flows from irrigated agriculture and was exempt.





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