S.C. Federal Judge Says Residents Stated Cognizable Clean Water Act Claims

(January 10, 2024, 8:49 AM EST) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A group of residents gave proper notice of their cognizable claims under the Clean Water Act (CWA) by sufficiently alleging that the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency violated the CWA by approving a plan for the development of a mitigation bank in the North Edisto River watershed near their homes, a South Carolina federal judge found in denying the two agencies’ motion to dismiss....