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SWANCC obtained the needed local and state permits, but the Corps, on the basis of the ponds and their use by migratory birds, asserted jurisdiction under section 404 and denied a permit. Section 404 requires permits for discharges to dispose of dredged and fill material into the nation's navigable waters, such as when a landowner undertakes ...
The geographic extent of waters of the United States subject to section 404 permits fall under a broader definition and include tributaries to navigable waters and adjacent wetlands. The engineers must first determine if the waters at the project site are jurisdictional and subject to the requirements of the section 404 permitting program.
All NPDES permits must contain the following five components: Cover page – indicates authorization for discharging and its locations; Effluent limits – limits used to control discharges through technology-based or water quality-based standards; Monitoring and reporting requirements – used to determine permit compliance
The "Section 404" program, which covers dredge and fill permits, refers to BMPs in one of the enforcement exemptions. [4] References to stormwater BMPs first appear in the 1987 amendment to the CWA in describing the Nonpoint Source Management Demonstration Program. [5]
Stormwater permits typically require facilities to prepare a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and implement best management practices, but do not specify numeric effluent limits and may not include regular monitoring requirements. Some permits cover both stormwater and non-stormwater discharges. NPDES permits must be reissued every five years.
Flood control cost-sharing requirements under the ability to pay provision 242 Flood Plain Management Services Program establishment of fees for cost recovery 245 Removal of wrecks and other obstructions 263 Continuing authorities programs 273 Aquatic plant control 274 Pest control program for civil works projects 276
1972 - Clean Water Act extends Corps regulatory authority (Section 404 Permits) to all waters of the United States. [ 9 ] October 1, 1980 - The portion of the Tulsa District lying within the state of Arkansas is transferred to the Little Rock District.
The Clinton Administration’s commitment was to increase the fairness and flexibility as well as speed of permit issuances over dredged or fill materials into waters as a part of the implementation of the Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. It also aimed to resolve the differences in the delineation of wetlands area.