United States Fifth Circuit
CITY OF ABILENE v. US ENVTL. PROT. AGENCY, 01-60894, 01-60895
The EPA had authority under the Clean Water Act to issue permits imposing certain conditions on cities' ability to discharge pollutants from their storm sewer systems into U.S. waters, and the permits did not violate the First or Tenth Amendments.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/02/2003
- Published 04/02/2003
Judges
- EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, EMILIO M. GARZA and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Jim Mathews (argued), Clarence Joe Freeland, Mathews & Freeland, Austin, TX, for Petitioners.
- For Appellees:
- Michael James Zevenbergen (argued), c/o NOAA DARC, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Seattle, WA, Christine T. Whitman, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC, for Respondent.