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Environmental

Mar. 10, 2007

9th Circuit Says Pond Isn't U.S. Water

SAN FRANCISCO - Close is not necessarily enough, at least when trying to show that federal water pollution law applies to a disputed pond, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - Close is not necessarily enough, at least when trying to show that federal water pollution law applies to a disputed pond, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.
      The decision in the closely watched case, San Francisco BayKeeper v. Cargill Salt Division, 2007 DJDAR 3214, constituted a defeat for environme...

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