Nationwide Permits

The Corps issues “Nationwide Permits” that cover numerous categories of activities, including but not limited to the following:

• Outfall Structures and Maintenance
• Oil and Gas Structures
• Bank Stabilization
• Utility Line Work
• Linear Transportation Projects
• Hydropower Projects
• Minor Dredging
• Surface Coal Mining
• Headwaters and Isolated Waters Discharges
• Single-Family Housing
• Maintenance of Existing Flood Control Projects
• Maintenance Dredging of Existing Basins
• Boat Ramps
• Clean Up of Hazardous and Toxic Waste
• Residential, Commercial and Institutional Developments
• Mining (aggregate, hard rock)

These activities are permitted as long as they comply with the specific criteria for each one. Although the 404(b)(1) guidelines call for evaluation of cumulative adverse impacts within each category, this does not typically occur. Regulations for the nationwide permit program can be found at 33CFR330.

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