S.C. Federal Judge Dismisses Residents’ CWA Claims In Mitigation Bank Case

( May 14, 2025, 7:41 AM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in South Carolina denied a motion for summary judgment and dismissed a case brought by a group of residents alleging that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) by approving a plan for the development of a mitigation bank in the North Edisto River watershed near their homes, stating among the findings that the residents “cite no concrete injury” to establish standing after the completion of construction of the project....