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National Summary
The regulation of wetlands in the United States involves a variety of regulatory schemes, including the Section 404 regulation for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (CWA). In general, activities including placement of fill material, excavation, levee construction, land clearing or leveling, as well as road and dam construction projects, all require a wetlands permit under the CWA. For every authorized discharge under a wetlands permit, the adverse impacts to wetlands, streams, and other aquatic resources must be avoided and minimized to the extent practicable. For unavoidable impacts, compensatory mitigation is required to replace the loss of wetland and aquatic resource functions in the watershed.
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Proposed Regulations
10 CFR 1021, 1022 - Compliance With Floodplain and Wetland Environmental Review Requirements
11/20/2002
National
Proposed Regulations
33 CFR 325 and 332; 40 CFR 230 - Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources
05/23/2006
National
Final Regulations
33 CFR 326 - Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment
01/28/2013
National
Proposed Regulations
33 CFR 330 - Nationwide Permit Program
11/30/2004
National
Final Regulations
33 CFR 330 - Nationwide Permit Program
01/28/2013
National
Proposed Regulations
33 CFR 385 - Programmatic Regulations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
05/20/2008
National
Final Regulations
33 CFR 385 - Programmatic Regulations for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan; Final Rule
11/12/2003
National
Final Regulations
40 CFR 131 - Phosphorus Water Quality Standards for Florida Everglades
08/03/2012
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Final Regulations
40 CFR 230 - Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources
04/10/2008
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Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Approval of State Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs
10/29/2002
National
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Estuary Program
11/01/2002
National
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Surveys to Determine the Effectiveness of No-Discharge Zones for Vessel Sewage and Marine Sanitation Devices
03/27/2003
National
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request: Estimating the Value of Improvements to Coastal Waters--A Pilot Study of A Coastal Water Valuation Survey
03/19/2003
National
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; National Estuary Program (Renewal)
01/26/2010
National
Notices
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR No. 1500.05 (OMB No. 2040-0138) to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request
03/27/2003
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Guidance Documents
An Introduction to Wetland Restoration, Creation, and Enhancement
National
Forms
Application for Department of the Army Permit (Form 4345)
National
Forms
Application for Long-Term Contracted Assistance through the Wetlands Reserve Program
National
Guidance Documents
Application of Elements of a State Water Monitoring and Assessment Program for Wetlands
National
Questions & Answers
Are there appeal procedures for CWA Section 404 Wetlands Permits?
05/06/2004
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Notices
Clean Water Act--Notice of Issuance and Opportunity for Public Comment on an Administrative Complaint Filed by EPA, Region IX; Al Julian
11/04/2002
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Notices
Clean Water Act--Notice of Issuance and Opportunity for Public Comment on an Administrative Complaint Filed by EPA, Region IX; Bruce Birch and Future Mountain Development Trust
11/04/2002
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Notices
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Approval Decision on Maine Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
05/20/2003
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Notices
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Approval Decisions on Delaware and United States Virgin Islands Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs
02/04/2002
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Notices
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposed Findings Document
04/07/2003
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Notices
Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Proposed Findings Document, Environmental Assessment, and Finding of No Significant Impact
03/17/2003
National
Guidance Documents
Congressional Letter to EPA Concerning Wetlands Enforcement
National
Guidance Documents
Corps and EPA Responses to the Rapanos Decision
National
Guidance Documents
Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual
National
Checklists
Corps Wetland Mitigation Plan Checklist
National
News
Corps' 'hard look' satisfies court
05/30/2013
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Notices
Council on Environmental Quality - Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies
03/27/2013
National
Notices
Council on Environmental Quality - Notice of Availability of Final Principles and Requirements
03/27/2013
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Guidance Documents
CWA Jurisdiction following the U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling in Rapanos v. U.S. and Carabell v. U.S.
National
Guidance Documents
Design Manual: Constructed Wetlands for Municipal Wastewater Treatment
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Notices
Draft Federal Guidance on the Use of Off-Site and Out-of-Kind Compensatory Mitigation Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
04/23/2004
National
Notices
Draft Mosquito and Mosquito-Borne Disease Management Policy
10/15/2007
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Notices
Draft Science Synthesis Report on the Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters
03/08/2013
National
Checklists
Dredge and Fill/Wetlands (Section 404) Self-Audit Checklist
National
Notices
Ecological Impacts Associated With Mountaintop Mining and Valley-Fill Operations
09/25/2009
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