In the News
- EPA Finalizes List of Surface Coal Mining Applications for Enhanced Coordination
September 30, 2009 - EPA Releases Preliminary Results for Surface Coal Mining Permit Reviews
September 11, 2009 - 2009 Annual Clean Water Act Section 404 Training Announced
August 20, 2009 - 2009 5 Star Grants Recipients Announced
June 1, 2009 - Modification to the 1985 Bayou aux Carpes 404(c)
May 27, 2009 - Compensatory Mitigation Rule Training Materials
April 13, 2009 - Final Conforming Rule - Revisions to the Regulatory Definition of "Discharge of Dredged Material"
December 23, 2008 - Revised Guidance addressing Clean Water Act jurisdiction following Rapanos decision
December 3, 2008
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What are Wetlands?
Why Protect Wetlands?
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How are Wetlands Protected?
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What You Can Do to Protect our Vital Resource