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Regulations in the Caribbean
Wetlands Regulations in the Carribbeans
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Although there is no specific wetlands protection program, many of the
water quality programs that a variety of Commonwealth agencies oversee
address wetlands issues. For a summary of regulatory permits applicable
to wetlands in Puerto Rico, please review 
Lo
Qe Se Debe Saber Antes De Construir Cerca De Un Humedal / Building
Near Wetlands: The Basic Facts. The Puerto Rico Department of Natural
Resources (DNER), the Environmental Quality Board (EQB), the Planning
Board (PRPB), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have coordinated on
the Federal and Commonwealth Joint Permit Application For Water Resource
Alterations in Waters, Including Wetlands, Of Puerto Rico and developed
a single joint permit application for proposed alterations in wetlands. You
may attain an application form from the USACOE
Antilles Regulatory Section. 
Through this joint application form you can apply for the following permits
needed for projects that affect wetlands:
- Placement of fill in waters of the U.S. under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act - USACOE
- Work in navigable waters of the U.S. under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act - USACOE
- Certificate of Consistency with the Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Plan - PRPB
- Section 401 Water Quality Certificate - EQB
- Submerged Land Use Concession - DNER
- Earth Crust Extraction Formal Permit - DNER
- Well Construction and Water Intakes - DNER
Territory of the United States, Virgin Islands
Although there is no specific wetlands program, the Virgin Islands Department
of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) has regulatory authority in the
Coastal Zone Management Program, which addresses wetland issues. In the
U.S. Virgin Islands the form used to apply for a permit is the Joint Application
Department of the Army/Virgin Islands for Activities in Waters of the
Virgin Islands of the US, SAJSJ Form 983. The forms can be obtained from
the USACOE Antilles Regulatory Section or the DPNR; contact information
for both agencies appears on the USACOE
Antilles Regulatory Section
Web page. All applications must be submitted to the Corps through
the Department of Planning and Natural Resources.
