Idaho Federal Judge: U.S. Failed To Allege Polluted Wetlands Are Protected By CWA

(September 5, 2024, 9:50 AM EDT) -- BOISE, Idaho — The United States failed to properly assert that the operator of a ranch in Idaho violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) because it did not raise factual allegations stating that the wetlands allegedly polluted by the company are connected to waters protected by the law, an Idaho federal judge found in granting the operator’s motion to dismiss without prejudice....