(October 6, 2015, 2:52 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 28 asked a company to respond to a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the United States seeking a ruling on whether an Army Corps of Engineers determination that a property is part of the “waters of the United States” is a final agency action subject to judicial review (United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc., et al., No. 15-290, U.S. Sup.).

On Sept. 8, the Corps petitioned the court to review...