2006年05月18日
ENS美國，華盛頓特區報導；謝芳怡編譯；莫聞審校
美國近日有關《淨水法》之三大訴訟案件廣受矚目，案件之一已在15日做出判決；最高法院裁定，將來各州可針對河道上所興建的水壩制定相關的管理法規。在該案中，南非華倫公司（S.D. Warren）與緬因州環保委員會對簿公堂，因該公司希望其位於緬因州的5座水力發電水壩能豁免於淨水法約束；但其企圖被9名法官以一致決駁回。
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds States' Right to Regulate Dams
In the first of three closely watched Clean Water Act cases, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that states have the right to establish requirements for dams on their rivers. In a unanimous decision in the case of S.D. Warren v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection, the nine justices rejected the South African company's bid to exempt five hydroelectric dams it owns in Maine from the Clean Water Act.
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