needed to build a new bridge across the Potomac River when a current one becomes outdated, then it would need to obtain a Clean Water Act ("CWA"), section 404 permit.1 If Honolulu International Airport needed to
Pima County is formally requesting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco regional office to uphold a July recommendation from the Corps’ Los Angeles district to deny a Clean Water Act permit needed to construct the proposed Rosemont copper project. “Deny...
In aSept. 7 letterto the Corps, Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry states the county opposes Hudbay’s request that the Rosemont pit’s anticipated drawdown of groundwater should not be considered by the Corps in its determination of whether to issue the...
Section 404 of the CWA specifically addresses wetland protection, prohibiting the release of any dredged or fill material into United States waters -- including wetlands. Any proposed development activities near or on wetlands must go through a regulation and permit process. The United States Army Co...
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This study examines Section 404 of the Clean Water Act to determine its impact on thedestruction of wetlands. The data for this study was obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). Included is the number of Section 404 permit applications received by the ACOE during the period 1990 ...
EPA Really Does Have Authority to Withdraw Specifications under Section 404 of the Clean Water ActJaffe, Seth
Section 13 of this act prohibited, among other things, the discharge of refuse into navigable waters or their tributarieswithout first obtaining a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.3 This act was followed in 1948 by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, which authorized the ...
404 Permit programThe requirement to mitigate impacts to wetlands and streams is a frequently misunderstood policy with a long and complicated history. We narrate the history of mitigation since the inception of the Clean Water Act Section 404 permit program in 1972, through struggles between the ...
In an Office of Inspector General report issued on November 21, 2011, we addressed a congressional request on Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 permit applications. While reviewing files in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions 3, 4, and 5, we encountered recordkeeping issues ...