Laws & Regulations
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Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Recommended Determination Appendix 3 - Mitigation Issues
Fundamental flaws with the proposed attempts to mitigate for unavoidable environmental impacts of Spruce No. 1 mine.
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Elevation Request to Army Corps of Engineers regarding Newcoal Site under CWA Section 404 (August 15, 1991)
Request for review of the decision to issue a Section 404 permit to Andalex Resources, Inc. for the Newcoal site.
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Recommended Determination from RA to AA - signed August 30, 1985
Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Evaluation, Bayou Aux Carpes, Louisiana.
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Issuance of Nationwide Permit for Single-Family Housing under CWA Section 404
An expedited permit that allows landowners to build or expand a home affecting up to one-half acre of non-tidal wetlands.
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Elevation Request Letter to Army - signed January 13, 1989
A letter to request a review of the decision of the District Engineer, New Orleans District (NOD) to issue a Section 404 permit to Plantation Landing Resort, Inc.
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Final Determination - signed January 19, 1981
Final Determination of the Administrator concerning North Miami Landfill Site pursuant to Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act.
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Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Final Determination Summary
EPA Action halts disposal of mining waste in streams at Spruce No. 1 Mine to protect environment, water quality, and appalachian communities.
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Recommended Determination of EPA Region IV regarding Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project in MS under CWA Section 404
This document explains the basis for EPA Region IV’s recommendation to prohibit the specification of certain waters of the United States as a discharge site for dredge site for dredged or fill material.
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Recommended Determination from RA to AA - signed October 6, 1989
Recommended to prohibit construction of the Big River Reservoir pursuant to Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act.
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Elevation Guidance regarding Port Valdez Permit Modification under CWA Section 404 (September 28, 1993)
Elevation guidance requests for Section 404(q) regarding Port Valdez 83 Permit Modification.
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Letter from Army Corp of Engineers to EPA Requesting Modification to 1985 404(c) Action regarding Bayou aux Carpes (November 4, 2008)
Letter to request modification EPA Bayou aux Carpes 404(c) Final Determination issued October 16, 1985.
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Elevation Request Letter from RA to EPA HQ - signed September 7, 2006
Elevation request for review of Department of Army permit for the Cotton Lane Road Bridge project in the City of Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona.
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Recommended Determination from EPA's RA to AA regarding Sweedens Swamp in MA under CWA Section 404 (March 4, 1986)
Recommendation of the Regional Administrator (Region I) concerning the Sweedens Swamp site in Attleboro, Massachusetts pursuant to Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act.
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Army Response Letter - signed July 14, 1993
A response to a request for a higher level review of issues related to a Department of the Army permit modification being considered by the Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District.
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Recommended Determination from EPA Region 6 to HQ regarding Bayou aux Carpes under CWA Section 404 (April 2, 2009)
Bayou aux Carpes Clean Water Act Section 404(c) modification request by the Corps of Engineers.
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Recent Resources
This is a partial list of web sites of materials (mitigation bank templates, checklists, etc.) that comply with and/or support the mitigation regulations.
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Recommended Determination from RA to AA - signed October 5, 1988
Recommended 404(c) determination to withdraw and restrict the specification or use of portions of hurricane creek floodplain and portions of unnamed tributaries of hurricane creek.
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Elevation Guidance - signed July 16, 1992
Permit Elevation Guidance Review regarding Tennessee Department of Transportation.
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Final Determination - signed August 31, 2008
Final Determination of the U.S. EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Water pursuant to Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act concerning the proposed Yazoo Backwater area pumps project, Issaquena county, Mississippi.
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National Wetland Mitigation Banking Study: Technical and Procedural Support to Mitigation Banking Guidance
This document elaborates on policy considerations presented in the Federal guidance. This support to the guidance is limited in scope to wetland systems.