Laws & Regulations
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CWA Section 404 and Swampbuster: Wetlands on Agricultural Lands
Many normal farming, silviculture, and ranching activities that involve discharges of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States are exempted from Section 404; that is, they do not require a permit.
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Clean Water Act Section 404 and Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and EPA have longstanding programs to promote water quality and broader environmental goals identified in both the Agriculture Act of 2014 and the Clean Water Act.
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Army Corp of Engineers Response regarding Beaverdam Swamp Water Supply Reservoir under CWA Section 404 (October 24, 1985)
Response to the letter requesting higher level review of a decision to issue a permit to Gloucester County for the proposed Beaverdam Swamp Water Supply Reservoir.
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Elevation Guidance regarding Plantation Landing Resort under CWA Section 404 (April 21, 1989)
Permit Elevation Guidance regarding Plantation Landing Resort, Inc.
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Recommended Determination from EPA RA to AA regarding East Everglades Properties under CWA Section 404 (Febraury 9, 1988)
Recommended 404 (c) Determination for three East Everglades properties owned by Henry Rem Estate, Senior Corporation and Marion Becker, et dl.
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Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine Proposed Determination under CWA Section 404
Proposed Determination to prohibit, restrict or deny the specification, or the use for specification, of an area as a disposal site.
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Army Corp of Engineers Response regarding Florida Power Corporation Permit, Tampa, FL under CWA Section 404 (January 31, 1994)
Army response letter to a request for a higher level review of issues related to a Department of the Army permit being considered by the Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District.
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State and Tribal Legislation and Studies related to CWA Section 404(g)
This page contains reports, legislation and assessments of state and tribal efforts regarding assumption of the clean water act section 404 permitting program.
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Elevation Request Letter to Army under CWA Section 404 (Signed January 19, 2001)
A request to review a decision to issue a permit for a proposed commercial/residential/recreational development in the Cucumber Gulch watershed located in Summit County, Colorado.
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Printed Version of table 3 of Appendix 2 - Impacts to Water Quality and Wildlife
Page 32 of Appendix 2 - Impacts to Water Quality and Wildlife.
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Federal Register Notice of Final Determination - November 15, 1985
Notice of decision to restrict the use of the Bayou aux Carpes site for the discharge of dredged or fill material in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
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Elevation Withdrawal regarding Delta Environmental Land Trust Association Mitigation Banks under CWA Section 404 (January 19, 1994)
A letter to inform of the conclusion not to pursue elevation of permit decision regarding the Delta Environmental Land Trust Association for the development of mitigation banks in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
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Spruce No. 1 Mine Impacts to Water Quality and Wildlife under CWA Section 404 (Appendix 1)
Information about Spruce No. 1 Mine impacts to Water Quality and Wildlife.
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EPA HQ Response to EPA Region 6 regarding Levee Improvement, Fort Bend County, TX under CWA Section 404 (June 13, 2005)
Region 6 request for review of proposed Section 404 permit Levee Improvement District 15, Fort Bend County, Texas.
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Final Determination - signed June 15, 1988
Final determination concerning three wetland properties for which rockplowing is proposed in east Everglades, Dade county, FL.
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Army Corp of Engineer Response regarding Plantation Landing Resort under CWA Section 404 (May 9, 1989)
Army response and guidance, with cover letter from Army Counsel, on permit elevation regarding Plantation Landing Resort, Inc.
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Modification to Final Determination - signed August 29, 1994
Modification of the June 15, 1984 M.A. Norden Company, Inc., Section 404(c) Final Determination.
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Elevation Notification to Army Corps of Engineers regarding Surface Mining in Hopkins County, KY under CWA Section 404 (June 5, 1998)
A letter regarding a Section 404 permit application from WCO involving the surface mining of 230 acres of forested, low gradient riverine wetland in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
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Elevation Withdrawal regarding Irvine Company Development, Orange Co, CA under CWA Section 404 (October 20, 1998)
A letter to inform of decision not to elevate the Los Angeles District's decision to issue a permit for a proposed industrial/commercial site development in Orange County, CA.
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Elevation Follow up Letter - signed January 19, 2001
Elevation Follow up Letter in response to the U.S. EPA's request to review a Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 decision to issue a permit to Diablo Grande Limited Partnership for the Diablo Grande Resort Development, Phase 1 in Stanislaus County, CA.