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Clean Water Act permits required for runoff from forest roads

August 17, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Damien M. Schiff This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s “silvicultural activities” exemption for stormwater runoff. PLF filed an amicus brief on behalf of the California Forestry Association in support of the timber industry, arguing that the exemption is valid, a ...