United States Says Landowner’s Wetlands CWA Case Flawed, High Court Review Premature

( April 27, 2026, 3:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should deny a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a Connecticut farmland owner seeking review of an order that held him liable for remediation of his property after he violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) by filling in wetlands without a permit because the case is procedurally flawed and a premature vehicle for deciding any broad questions regarding the CWA, the United States says in an April 24 response....