You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.This page provides updates and background information regarding EPA actions taken pursuant to Clean Water Act Section 404(c). Section 404(c) authorizes EPA to prohibit, restrict, or deny the discharge of dredged or fill material at defined sites in waters of the United States (including wetlands) whenever it determines, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, that use of such sites for disposal would have an unacceptable adverse impact on one or more of various resources, including fisheries, wildlife, municipal water supplies, or recreational areas.

Proposed Section 404(c) Rulemaking

• June 26, 2018, Memorandum Updating EPA's Regulations Implementing Section 404(c)
• Press Release: Administrator Pruitt Issues Memo to Increase Regulatory Certainty in Permitting Process

Recent Section 404(c) Actions

• Pebble 404(c) Review, Bristol Bay, Alaska
  • EPA Pebble 404(c) 15 Day Review Letter - February 28, 2014
  • EPA Pebble 404(c) Proposed Determination - July 18, 2014
  • Learn More about Bristol Bay

Section 404(c) Background Materials

• Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Regulations
• Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Factsheet
• Chronology of Final Section 404(c) Actions