Opinion ID: 3034306
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Heading: The Corps’ Adjacency Jurisdiction

Text: [1] We conclude that the Corps has jurisdiction over wetlands under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq. The CWA prohibits the discharge of pollutants into navigable waters. See 33 U.S.C. §§ 1311(a), 1344(b), 1344(d) and BACCARAT FREMONT v. US ARMY CORPS 14103 1362(12). “The term ‘navigable waters’ means the waters of the United States.” 33 U.S.C. § 1362(7). The Corps has issued a regulation defining “waters of the United States” as follows:
(1) All waters which are currently used, or were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide;