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· 3/10/1977

United States v. Gilbert G. Hamel

Citations

  • 551 F.2d 107
  • 7 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20253
  • 9 ERC (BNA) 1932
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 14375
  • 9 ERC 1932

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  • concluding that the Clean Water Act covers, at a minimum, those pollutants covered under the Refuse Act, which applies to “all foreign substances” not explicitly exempted from coverage
  • holding that the CWA definition of “pollutant” covers gasoline discharges

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Judges: Phillips, McCree, Engel

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