United States Seventh Circuit

Under 33 USC 518, the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to treat an Indian tribe as a "state" for purposes of the Clean Water Act, even if that results in the tribe exercising some authority over off-reservation activities.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/06/2000
• Decided 09/21/2001
• Published 09/21/2001

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas L. Dosch,Office of the Atty. Gen., Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, John S. Greene (argued), Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for State of Wisconsin., William J. Lipscomb, Office of the U.S. Atty., Milwaukee, WI, Andrew C. Mergen (argued), Dept. of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Div., Washington, DC, for Environmental Protection Agency and Carol M. Browner., Guy C. Charlton, Milwaukee, WI, Glenn C. Reynolds (argued), Madison, WI, for Sokaogon Chippewa Community., Harley R. Harris, Office of the Atty. Gen., Helena, MT, for State of Montana., Bill Prior, Office of the Atty. Gen., Montgomery, AL, for State of Alabama., Ken Salazar, Office of the Atty. Gen., Denver, CO, for State of Colorado., Frankie Sue Del Papa, Office of the Atty. Gen., Carson City, NV, for State of Nevada., Mark Barnett, Office of the Atty. Gen., Pierre, SD, for State of South Dakota., Paul G. Kent, Davis & Kuelthau, Madison, WI, for Brown County, Outgamie County, City of Green Bay, City of Depere, and Village of Ashwaubenon., Mark B. Rooney, Kramer, Ott, Curtes & Rooney, Mt. Horeb, WI, for Town of Nashville, Town of Ainsworth, Town of Wolf River and Town of Langlade., Charles F. Webber, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, MN, for Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians., Marc D. Slonim, Ziontz, Chestnut, Varnell, Berley & Slonim, Seattle, WA, for Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, et al., Henry M. Buffalo, Jr., Jacobson, Buffalo, Schoessler & Magnuson, St. Paul, MN, for Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.