In Responsible Economic Development V

question 434

Multiple Choice

In Responsible Economic Development v.S.C.Dept.of Health and Enviro.Control,where the state gave Wal-Mart a permit for storm water runoff into a creek,and an environment group challenged the permit as inadequate as it would pollute various bodies of water,the South Carolina high court held that:

• A)a construction site qualified as a protected wetland,so Wal-Mart would also need a permit from the Army Corps
• B)the runoff would go into an endangered marsh area,so an evaluation would have to be made by the Fish and Wildlife Service
• C)the permit process failed to comply with the Stormwater Management and Sediment Reduction Act,so the process would have to be revised before reconsidering Wal-Mart's permit request
• D)the permit process was arbitrary and capricious,as it was rubber stamp,so it would have to be reconsidered
• E)none of the other choices

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