Define the Term "Navigable Waters" as Used in the Clean

question 51

Essay

Define the term "navigable waters" as used in the Clean Water Act and set forth what the U.S.Supreme Court has said that the term includes and excludes.Why was the U.S.Supreme Court concerned with limiting the scope of the term "navigable waters"?

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