Supreme Court of the United States December 4, 1985, 84-701 (United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc.)

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Justice White

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents the question whether the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U. S. C. §1251

et seq.,

together with certain regulations promulgated under its authority by the Army Corps of Engineers, authorizes the Corps to require landowners to obtain permits from the Corps before discharging fill material into wetlands adjacent to navigable bodies