Without a permit from the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers,Holiday Timeshares,Inc. ,fills a wetlands area that it owns before constructing a residential resort.Under the Clean Water Act,this is most likely
A)a violation.
B)not a violation because a permit is not needed to fill wetlands.
C)not a violation because the area was filled before construction.
D)not a violation because there was no discharge of pollution.

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Under the Clean Water Act, a permit is required from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before any filling or dredging activity can take place in wetlands. Filling a wetlands area without a permit is a violation of this law. The fact that the area was filled before construction or that there was no discharge of pollution does not exempt the company from obtaining the required permit.

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