Restriction of Disposal Sites under CWA Section 404(c)
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.
Recent Section 404(c) Actions
Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project - Mississippi
Pebble Mine - Alaska
- EPA Pebble 404(c) 15 Day Review Letter - February 28, 2014
- EPA Pebble 404(c) Proposed Determination - July 18, 2014
- EPA Pebble 404(c) Proposal to Withdraw the Proposed Determination – July 19, 2017 (Federal Register Notice)
- EPA Pebble 404(c) Decision not to Withdraw the Proposed Determination – February 28, 2018 (Federal Register Notice)
- EPA Pebble 404(c) Decision to Withdraw the Proposed Determination – August 30, 2019 (Federal Register Notice)
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