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Charleston District's Regulatory Division
Nationwide Permits
There are two types of General Permits - "Regional" and "Nationwide". This page addresses Nationwide General Permits. For information on Regional General Permits, please go here.
The Corps of Engineers seeks to avoid unnecessary regulatory controls. The general permit program is the primary method of limiting unnecessary federal control over activities which do not justify individual control or which are adequately regulated by another agency.
The term general permit means a Department of the Army authorization that is issued on a nationwide or regional basis for a category or categories of activities when:
(1) Those activities are substantially similar in nature and cause only minimal individual and cumulative environmental impacts; or(2) The general permit would result in avoiding unnecessary duplication of regulatory control exercised by another Federal, State, or local agency provided it has been determined that the environmental consequences of the action are individually and cumulatively minimal.
Projects not qualifying for a Regional or Nationwide Permit may qualify for an Individual Department of the Army Permit.
NWP Regulations
Information about Nationwide General Permits and related regional conditions. The Nationwide Permit program is currently undergoing major revisions.
Nationwide Permit Regulations33 CFR 330 Regulations
2007 Nationwide Permits and Pertinent Information
This link forwards you to our Headquarters Regulatory Program web page for NWP.
Nationwide Permit Checklist
Use The 2007 Nationwide Permit Checklists
General and Regional Conditions
General ConditionsThese conditions apply nationwide to each and every Nationwide Permit. (in PDF format)
Regional Conditions 2007
Regional conditions are necessary because aquatic resource functions and values vary considerably across the country. These conditions help ensure that the NWP's do not authorize activities with more than minimal adverse
effects on the aquatic environment. Through coordination with other State and Federal agencies, and as a result of State certification requirements, each Corps District develops "Regional Conditions" which reflect local
conditions and circumstances. Not all NWP's have Regional Conditions.
(in PDF format)
Nationwide Permit Notification and Processing Information
Application and Notification Form
The Joint State and Federal Application Form for South Carolina. This form is used for both individual permits and NWP's. (in PDF format)
Notification Requirements
Information required for PCN's (pre-construction notifications) for various nationwide permits. (in PDF format)
Nationwide Permit Process
An information paper that helps to explain the NWP process and Charleston District's water quality and coastal zone consistency coordination procedures. (in PDF format)
Mitigation Information
Charleston District mitigation program for NWP's. Contains information about Standard Operating Procedures
for all types of mitigation, Mitigation Banks and the banking process, Conservation Easements and Restrictive Covenants.
South Carolina Environmental Consultants List
List of private consultants available to perform evaluations of property for the presence of wetlands. Please read carefully the information printed on this list. We don't certify or make recommendations concerning consultants. Anyone who tells you that they are 'approved' by this office is misrepresenting the facts. This
is a list of people and firms who have indicated that they are available to do this kind of work and the list is provided by this office as a public service. The work done by the consultant must be reviewed and verified in writing by the Corps of Engineers before it has any official meaning. (in PDF format)
Out of State Environmental Consultants List
List of private consultants available to perform evaluations of property for the presence of wetlands. These firms are located out of State, but may work in South Carolina. Please read carefully the information printed on this list. We don't certify or make recommendations concerning consultants. Anyone who tells you that they are 'approved' by this office is misrepresenting the facts. This
is a list of people and firms who have indicated that they are available to do this kind of work and the list is provided by this office as a public service. The work done by the consultant must be reviewed and verified in writing by the Corps of Engineers before it has any official meaning. (in PDF format)
Link to the Regulatory Program at our Headquarters
Go here to get the latest news, an overview of the Regulatory Program and access to reference materials.
Questions concerning the Regulatory Program?
Call the "Project Manager of the Day" in the Charleston District Office(1) 866.329.8187 (Toll Free)
843.329.8044 (Local)
843.329.2332 (Fax)
Email point of contact for Charleston's Regulatory Division
Mailing Address:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Division
69A Hagood Ave.
Charleston, South Carolina 29403-5107
