Overview of EPA Authorities for Natural Resource Managers Developing Aquatic Invasive Species Rapid Response and Management Plans

EPA842-B-05-002
December 2005

This document provides an overview of EPA authorities that may apply to aquatic invasive species (AIS) rapid response or control actions. It is a tool for state, tribal, regional, and local natural resource managers developing AIS rapid response and management plans. The document:

• summarizes sections of the Clean Water Act Section (CWA) and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
• summarizes how to apply for CWA Section 404 permits to discharge dredged or fill material, FIFRA Section 18 emergency exemptions, and FIFRA Section 24(c) special local need registrations
• describes case studies in which state and local natural resource managers successfully obtained FIFRA emergency exemptions and special local need registrations for AIS eradication or control actions

Download the full Overview document in PDF (PDF, 8.1 MB, 35 pages, about PDF)

Download specific sections of the Overview document:

• Front Matter (PDF, 1 MB, 7 pages, about PDF)
• Introduction (PDF, 1.6 MB, 6 pages, about PDF)
• Clean Water Act (PDF, 1.6 MB, 6 pages, about PDF)
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (PDF, 3.9 MB, 13 pages, about PDF)
• Back Matter (PDF, 85 MB, 2 pages, about PDF)

If you wish to get a free print copy of this document from EPA, call the Water Resource Center at (202) 566-1729 and ask for document EPA842-B-05-002.

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