Note by: Scott Kunde

Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act provide limits on who can dump pollutants into U.S. waters. In this Note, UK law graduate and former KJEANRL staffer Scott Kunde argues for the overturn of the Trump administration's changes to these sections. Kunde demonstrates that without this overturn, many previously protected waterways could now be negatively impacted.

VOLUME 14 - 2021-2022 ISSUE 3

14 Ky. J. Equine, Agric. & Nat. Res. L. 3 (2022).

The Importance of the Clean Water Act and Current Attacks on its Layers of Oversight and Effectiveness under Sections 401 and 404

Note Written By: Scott Kunde

Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act provide limits on who can dump pollutants into U.S. waters. In this Note, UK College of Law graduate and former KJEANRL staffer Scott Kunde argues for the overturn of the Trump administration's changes to these sections. Kunde demonstrates that without this overturn, many previously protected waterways could now be negatively impacted.