Judge Says 'Very Serious' CWA Violations Occurred During Levee Construction

(September 4, 2020, 2:18 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Sept. 1 entered a declaratory judgment against a man and his company after finding that their construction of a levee on Port Buckler Island, located in the San Francisco Bay, resulted in "very serious" violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) because they dumped thousands of cubic yards of soil on the island's tidal channels and marsh, which eliminated tidal exchange, harmed aquatic habitat and impacted water quality (United States v. John Sweeney, et al., No. 17-112, E.D. Calif.)....

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