第四巡回法院维持陆军工程兵团湿地许可证：Charleston附近9,076英亩Cainhoy开发案过关
美国司法部10月23日宣布，联邦第四巡回上诉法院维持美国陆军工程兵团依据《清洁水法》第404条为 Cainhoy Plantation 开发项目颁发的许可证；该住宅与混合用途开发项目位于南卡罗来纳州 Charleston 附近。
司法部称，该许可证授权在总面积9,076英亩的地块内部分区域进行开发。项目规划包括住房、学校、医疗设施与社区服务，并将数千英亩土地永久划为保育用地。
司法部环境与自然资源司首席副助理部长 Adam Gustafson 在声明中对裁决表示欢迎。司法部指出，工程兵团经多年审查，将项目预计影响的湿地面积由最初的1,820英亩降至181.5英亩，降幅近九成。
来源：GSM·美国
Fourth Circuit Upholds Army Corps Wetlands Permit for 9,076-Acre Cainhoy Development Near Charleston
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 23 that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the Cainhoy Plantation development, a residential and mixed-use project near Charleston, South Carolina.
According to the Justice Department, the permit authorizes development on portions of a 9,076-acre property. The project includes housing, schools, medical facilities and community services, and will permanently conserve thousands of acres of land.
Adam Gustafson, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, welcomed the ruling in the department's statement. The Justice Department noted that, over years of review, the Corps reduced the project's projected wetlands impacts from 1,820 acres to 181.5 acres, a reduction of nearly 90 percent.
Source: GSM·USA
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