Restoring Water-Quality Jurisdiction in California
24 Pages Posted: 16 Jan 2015
Date Written: August 3, 2009
Abstract
Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, especially SWANCC and Rapanos, have substantially reduced the set of waters subject to federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction. The effects of these ruling have been somewhat attenuated in California by state water-quality laws. But the rulings substantially hinder water-quality regulation in California and should be legislatively reversed, by amendments to either the federal Clean Water Act or the California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act.
Keywords: Clean Water Act, California Waters, SWANCC, Rapanos
JEL Classification: K32
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Wallraff, Dean, Restoring Water-Quality Jurisdiction in California (August 3, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2549777 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2549777
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