Abstract
The Clean Water Act was implemented to restore and maintain the Nation’s waters. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System is the principal permitting scheme under the Clean Water Act that is designated to achieve that objective. In the wake of ambiguous regulations on fill material, a loophole in the Clean Water Act has arisen. Currently, an entity can apply for a fill permit to discharge waste normally regulated under the Nation Pollutant Discharge Elimination System if the discharge is composed of a sufficiently high concentration of solids. This Comment discusses the regulations on fill permitting and the cases interpreting them. This Comment argues Congress should amend the Clean Water Act to increase the scrutiny given to fill material permit applications which propose to discharge waste.
Recommended Citation
Kory R. Watson,
Fill Material Pollution Under the Clean Water Act: A Need for Legislative Change,
35
S. Ill. U. L.J.
335
(2011).
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/siulj/vol35/iss2/5