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Friends of Newport Harbor v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Filing year
2023
Status
Complaint filed.
Docket number
8:23-cv-00610
Court/admin entity
United StatesUnited States Central District of California (C.D. Cal.)United StatesUnited States Federal Courts
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US)Clean Water Act (US)Federal Statutory Claims (US)NEPA (US)
Principal law
United StatesAdministrative Procedure Act (APA)United StatesClean Water Act (CWA)United StatesNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
At issue
Challenge to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for a confined aquatic disposal (CAD) facility in Newport Harbor in California for disposal of dredged sediment deemed unsuitable for open ocean disposal.
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Documents

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04/04/2023
Complaint filed.
A lawsuit filed in the federal district court for the Central District of California sought to vacate a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for a confined aquatic disposal (CAD) facility in the Newport Harbor in California for disposal of dredged sediment deemed unsuitable for open ocean disposal. The plaintiff alleged that the Corps violated NEPA and the Administrative Procedure Act by issuing the permit without preparing an environmental assessment or any other type of NEPA document and had therefore failed to review the CAD’s environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas impacts. The complaint also asserted a claim under the Clean Water Act.
Complaint

Summary

Challenge to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for a confined aquatic disposal (CAD) facility in Newport Harbor in California for disposal of dredged sediment deemed unsuitable for open ocean disposal.

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Impacted group
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Finance