Wetlands or Uplands- Northwest Courts Make the Call

On November 15, 1985, federal district court Judge Donald Voorhees dismissed an enforcement action brought by the Army Corps of Engineers against a landowner who deposited fill material on his property without a Clean Water Act §404 permit, United States v. Youngsman, No. C85-1220V. The court ruled that the land, which is located in Skagit County, Washington, was not a wetland within the meaning of §404.