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Federal Minimums: Insufficient To Save The Bay, Roy A. Hoagland, Jean G. Watts Jan 1995

Federal Minimums: Insufficient To Save The Bay, Roy A. Hoagland, Jean G. Watts

University of Richmond Law Review

In this era of deregulation, streamlining, and government reform, the voices of state government often ring out the philosophy of "no stricter than federal law" when discussing environmental initiatives. The argument that federal minimums can serve as a minimalistic, one-size-fits-all framework for environmental protection not only contradicts the same voices' arguments for flexibility and site-specific solutions, but also ignores the reality that federal minimums alone simply cannot and will not restore our waters, conserve our land, or protect our air.


The New Gold Rush: Mine Tailings In Southeast Alaska And Perversion Of The Clean Water Act, Beth Leibowitz May 1994

The New Gold Rush: Mine Tailings In Southeast Alaska And Perversion Of The Clean Water Act, Beth Leibowitz

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Part I of this Note provides a basic explanation of the mine tailings problem. Part II of this Note discusses the evolution of the agencies' tailings decision and the statutory and regulatory context in which it occurred. Part III outlines briefly the actual decision, which involved the theory that neither the EPA nor the Corps should apply the usual CWA permit requirements to the initial discharge of mine waste. Part IV evaluates the legal basis for that decision and concludes, based on the language of the CWA, the EPA's own prior policy, and judicial precedent, that the decision was without …


Agenda: Water Quality Control: Integrating Beneficial Use And Environmental Protection, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center Jun 1988

Agenda: Water Quality Control: Integrating Beneficial Use And Environmental Protection, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Water Quality Control: Integrating Beneficial Use and Environmental Protection (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

Conference organizers and/or faculty included University of Colorado School of Law professors David H. Getches, Lawrence J. MacDonnell and Charles F. Wilkinson.

Protecting water quality is essential to preserve the many beneficial uses of western water resources. This conference addresses the dominant federal requirements in the Clean Water Act, including the important major revisions enacted by Congress in 1987, with special attention to western problems regarding nonpoint source pollution. Developments in groundwater quality regulation are considered, as are selected issues concerning the implications of state and federal water quality regulation for the traditional exercise of water rights.


Section 404: The Nasty Business Of The Clean Water Act, Oliver A. Houck Jun 1988

Section 404: The Nasty Business Of The Clean Water Act, Oliver A. Houck

Water Quality Control: Integrating Beneficial Use and Environmental Protection (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

9 pages.

Contains references.


Financing Water Projects: Where Do We Go From Here?, Henry P. Caulfield, Jr. Jun 1985

Financing Water Projects: Where Do We Go From Here?, Henry P. Caulfield, Jr.

Western Water Law in Transition (Summer Conference, June 3-5)

16 pages.


Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Indian Reservation Compact, Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Mt May 1985

Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Indian Reservation Compact, Assiniboine And Sioux Tribes Of The Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Mt

Native American Water Rights Settlement Project

State Legislation: Fort Peck - Montana Compact (1985) Parties: The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and Montana: The Tribes have the right to divert annually from the Missouri River, certain of its tributaries, and groundwater beneath the Reservation the lesser of (i) 1,050,472 acre-feet of water, or (ii) the quantity of water necessary to supply a consumptive use of 525,236 acre-feet per year for the uses and purposes set forth in this Compact with a priority date of May 1, 1888, provided that no more than 950,000 acre-feet of water, or the quantity of water …


Panel: Section 404 Of The Clean Water Act And Section 7 Of The Endangered Species Act: Potential Impacts On Water Supplies [Supplemental Materials], Wendy C. Weiss Jun 1984

Panel: Section 404 Of The Clean Water Act And Section 7 Of The Endangered Species Act: Potential Impacts On Water Supplies [Supplemental Materials], Wendy C. Weiss

The Federal Impact on State Water Rights (Summer Conference, June 11-13)

57 pages.

Supplemental materials. Includes text of Riverside Irrigation District v. Andrews, 568 F.Supp 563 and Opening Brief of Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellants in Riverside Irrigation District v. Andrews, Cases No. 83-2114, 83-2115, 83-2119, 83-2230, April 3, 1984.


Developments In Federal Water Policies And Programs, Harold W. Furman Ii Jun 1984

Developments In Federal Water Policies And Programs, Harold W. Furman Ii

The Federal Impact on State Water Rights (Summer Conference, June 11-13)

14 pages.


Negotiation As A Means Of Quantifying Indian Water Rights, Joseph R. Membrino Jun 1984

Negotiation As A Means Of Quantifying Indian Water Rights, Joseph R. Membrino

The Federal Impact on State Water Rights (Summer Conference, June 11-13)

88 pages.

Contains attachments.


South Dakota And The Etsi Experience, William J. Janklow Jun 1982

South Dakota And The Etsi Experience, William J. Janklow

New Sources of Water for Energy Development and Growth: Interbasin Transfers: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 7-10)

23 pages.


Federal Regulation Of Appropriations Of Water In The Name Of Protecting Water Quality, David L. Harrison Jun 1981

Federal Regulation Of Appropriations Of Water In The Name Of Protecting Water Quality, David L. Harrison

Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 8-11)

9 pages.


Pure Water, Pure Law, And Pure Nonsense: Outline, Charles E. Corker Jun 1981

Pure Water, Pure Law, And Pure Nonsense: Outline, Charles E. Corker

Water Resources Allocation: Laws and Emerging Issues: A Short Course (Summer Conference, June 8-11)

24 pages.


Kaiser Aetna V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Kaiser Aetna V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.


Newsletter - 1976-06-24, E. De La Garza Jun 1976

Newsletter - 1976-06-24, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Newsletter - 1974-06-13, E. De La Garza Jun 1974

Newsletter - 1974-06-13, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Newsletter - 1974-05-16, E. De La Garza May 1974

Newsletter - 1974-05-16, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Newsletter - 1974-05-02, E. De La Garza May 1974

Newsletter - 1974-05-02, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Newsletter - 1972-11-02, E. De La Garza Nov 1972

Newsletter - 1972-11-02, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Newsletter - 1972-10-26, E. De La Garza Oct 1972

Newsletter - 1972-10-26, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Newsletters

No abstract provided.


The Four Corners Power Complex: Pollution On The Reservation, Laurence A. Mchugh Jul 1972

The Four Corners Power Complex: Pollution On The Reservation, Laurence A. Mchugh

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Newsletter - 1972-03-30, E. De La Garza Mar 1972

Newsletter - 1972-03-30, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Newsletter - 1971-05-06, E. De La Garza May 1971

Newsletter - 1971-05-06, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Newsletter - 1971-04-15, E. De La Garza Apr 1971

Newsletter - 1971-04-15, E. De La Garza

Kika de la Garza Congressional Papers - Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Flood Control Act Of 1946, Us Conress Jul 1946

Flood Control Act Of 1946, Us Conress

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

This act, also known as Public Law 79-526 or "An act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes" dated July 24, 1946, does a number of things, including amending previous laws, appropriating funds, and authorizing projects related to flood control across the entire United States and territories. Specific to North Dakota among the many amendments included is one that authorizes the Chief of Engineers of the United States (US) Army to "enter into cooperative arrangements with local agencies for the operation of such Government facilities for the expansion of …