Perspective
Jul. 2, 2009
Muddying the Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act was rooted in the concept of navigability - deleting that linkage may have far-reaching consequences, writes George J. Mannina Jr.
By George J. Mannina Jr.
On June 18, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved S.787, the Clean Water Restoration Act,clarifying the jurisdictional reach of the Clean Water Act. Enacted in 1972, the act applies to "navigable" waters - and the question of what are "navigable" waters has been debated to the Supreme Court. S.787 deletes the word "navigable" from the Clean Water Act, thus applying it to "wat...
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