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- Please note that our e-mail addresses have changed. Remove the "nap02" from any addresses you have saved.
- Public Notice for Final Regional Supplement
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, announces the publication and one-year trial
implementation period of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Interim Regional Supplement (Supplement) to the 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual (1987 Manual). 
- Final Rule Critical Habitat
- SPN 08-10 Local Processing Procedures for Jurisdictional Determinations
- On June 26, 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued Regulatory Guidance Letter No. 08-02 (RGL 08-02) to clarify the use of preliminary and approved jurisdictional determinations (JDs). A new form has been provided with the RGL 08-02 for use with preliminary JDs.
- Publc Notice for changes in the compensatory mitigation procedure. Effective date: June 9, 2008.
- Revision to the Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit (PASPGP-3) Bog Turtle Habitat Clearance Process May 5,2008
- Revised the Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit (PASPGP-3) May 5,2008
- Nationwide Permit Regional Conditions for Delaware April 17, 2008
- Nationwide Permit Regional Conditions for New Jersey April 17, 2008
- Final Mitigation Rule March 31, 2008
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA are issuing regulations governing compensatory mitigation for activities authorized by permits issued by the Department of the Army. The regulations establish performance standards and criteria for the use of permittee-responsible compensatory mitigation, mitigation banks, and in-lieu programs to improve the quality and success of compensatory mitigation projects for activities authorized by Department of the Army permits.
- USFWS Certified Bog Turtle Phase II Surveyors Updated January 15, 2008.
- Water Resources Development Act and PENNDOT Funding for Permit Review
The Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (WRDA 2000, Public Law No.
106-541) as amended, allows the Corps to accept funds from non-federal
public entities to provide priority review of their permit applications.
- Final Regional Conditions and Suspension for the 2007 Nationwide Permits
- Atlantic & Gulf Coast Regional Supplements to the 1987 Wetland
Delineation Manual
- Draft NE/NC Regional Supplement to 1987
manual
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CWA Guidance to Implement the Rapanos and Carabell Decisions:
- CWA Jurisdiction Following Rapanos v US and Carabell v US 12-02-08
- Rapanos Response to Comments
- Rapanos Guidance Questions & Answers
- Public Notice announcing an extension
of the comment period for the Rapanos guidance.
- Federal Register announcement of the comment
period extension.
- On June 5, 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Agencies) issued joint agency guidance
regarding Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction following the U.S. Supreme
Court’s decision in the consolidated cases Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. United States (“Rapanos”).
This guidance is
intended to ensure that jurisdictional determinations, administrative enforcement
actions, and other relevant agency actions being conducted under the CWA are
consistent with the Rapanos decision and provide effective protection for public
health and the environment.
The agencies have agreed to extend both the comment period on
the guidance documents and the coordination process for 45 days beyond the original
expiration date of December 5, 2007, until the first business day after January
19, 2008.
The public is invited to submit comments by one of the following methods:
- www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
- Email: OW-Docket@epa.gov. Include
the docket number, EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0282 in the subject line of the message.
- Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460.
- Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Ave, NW, Room 3334, Washington, DC
20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
- "The effects of non-navigable streams
and adjacent wetlands on navigable waters: An approach for addressing
information needs following the US Supreme Court's Rapanos and Carabell
decisions"
- Memorandum Re: CWA Jurisdiction
Following U.S. Supreme Court discussion in Rapanos v. United States
- Memorandum for the Field: Coordination
on JDs under CWA Section 404 in Light of SWANCC and Rapanos Supreme
Court Decisions
- Federal Register Notice for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
- Press
Release for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
- Key Points for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
- Guidance Highlights for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
- Questions & Answers for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
- CWA Jurisdiction Power
Point Presentation
- Supreme
Court Decision on Rapanos vs. US
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- Regulatory Guidance Letter 05-04
Guidance on the Discharge of Sediments From or Through a Dam and the
Breaching of Dams, for Purposes of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
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