Waters of the USA

[LS_8750]

Folks paying attention to matters involving riparian and wetland habitat are probably aware of Sackett v. EPA. The Supreme Court of the United States just ruled last week on matter, causing quite the chatter in the environmental law arena.

https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/25/in ... -wetlands/

Riparian corridors and wetlands have boundaries too......

[LS_8750]

Anybody working in riparian and wetland law will find this interesting:

https://rightofway.law/how-the-end-of-c ... isdiction/

Land surveyors should be aware as well......

[Mike Mueller]

Thanks for the link, a nice read :)
Last line of that article is the key though...

[1] The federal cases cited here have no effect on wetlands regulations by state agencies.

Won't have too much impact for us for the foreseeable future since I don't see our single party state letting the pendulum swing back to common sense anytime soon.

Within the extreme that is CA, Sonoma County is even more extreme in it's interpretation of what is "riparian" and the consequences for landowners because of the county's "Riparian Corridor Combining District". Depending on which biologist and or PRMD official you talk to, pruning a willow tree is now illegal without permits because willows are riparian vegetation.

Mikey Mueller, PLS 9076
Sonoma County