News | November 11, 2010
Corps of Engineers Agrees to Protect Wetland South of Myrtle Beach
In March 2009, SELC filed a lawsuit challenging the Army Corps of Engineers’ determination that a 31-acre wetland targeted for development near Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, is not covered by the Clean Water Act and can be destroyed without a federal permit. In the face of our legal challenge, the Corps reconsidered its decision and in November 2010 announced its determination that the wetland is federally protected after all.