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Sacramento Developer Loses Clean Water Act Case At High Court

1 January 2003 - 1:00am | Author: Kenneth Jost

Legal Digest | Vol. 18 No. 01 Jan 2003

WASHINGTON _ A deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a $500,000 fine against a California developer for "deep ripping" about two acres of wetlands on a Central Valley ranch while converting pasture to vineyards and orchards.

The justices divided 4-4 in an appeal by Angelo Tsakopoulos seeking to set aside penalties levied by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for violating provisions of the Clean Water Act that require a permit before filling or dredging waterways.

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