Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. This case involves the pre-emptive scope of the Clean Water Act, 86 Stat. 816 , as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 1251 et seq. (CWA or Act). 1 The question presented is whether the Act pre-empts a common-law nuisance suit filed in a Vermont court under Verm…
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