Section 401 of the Clean Water Act
About 401 Certification
Press Releases
- EPA Takes Action to Empower States, Territories, and Tribes to Protect Water Resources and Support Sustainable Development (June 2022)
- EPA, Army Take Action to Address Implementation Challenges with 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule (August 2021)
- EPA Takes Action to Bolster State and Tribal Authority to Protect Water Resources (May 2021)
CWA Section 401 Rulemaking
- Federal Register version of the proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule
- Public comments were submitted to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0128 on https://www.regulations.gov/ between June 9, 2022 and August 8, 2022.
- Upcoming Outreach and Engagement
- Federal Register Notice of Intention
- Q&A on the Stay of the 2020 Rule Vacatur