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Proposal Incites Environmentalists and Corps Jurisdiction Debate
Environmental groups challenge a Corps plan to expand authority over dredge and fill activities from navigable waters to waters of the United States. A National Resources Defense Council spokesman said authority would be limited to waters already regulated for industrial and municipal pollution control by the EPA. The strongest proposal could require federal permission for filling backyards and golf greens, drawing broad opposition from farmers, ranchers, and homeowners.
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