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The federal Clean Water Act (CWA) is the main piece of federal legislation that protects the Nation's waters. Within the CWA, there are a number of sections that specifically address protection or regulation of wetlands. For example, Section 303 addresses water quality standards; Section 401 includes 401 Certification—to condition permits; Section 402 addresses the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); and Section 404 includes the dredge and fill permitting program as well as State Assumption.
The most relevant issue is the recently released Corps/EPA draft Guidance to Identify Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act (April 2011). For more articles about the recently released joint guidance, click here.
ASWM has a robust collection of discussion papers on wetlands and jurisdictional issues, Rapanos, SWANCC and other significant court cases under Law on the menu.
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012 19:21 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a new webpage launched March 2012 which provides news, updates, Twitter feed, announcements and other resources related to Clean Water Act programs and awareness about clean water. For information, click here.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 19:38 |
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Friday, 09 December 2011 15:38 |
By William Reilly – Opinion – New York Times – November 28, 2011Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, a milestone for a series of landmark environmental laws that began with the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970. Those actions set our nation on a course to restore our damaged natural resources, but today, because of political pressures and court rulings, the extent and durability of some of those key protections are at risk. For full opinion, click here. |
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Friday, 09 December 2011 00:00 |
Contact: Davina Marraccini – EPA News Release – December 8, 2011Over the past fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2011), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 has cited 16 entities throughout the Southeast for depositing dredged and/or fill material into waters of the United States in violation of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Such unauthorized discharges threaten water quality and damage habitats. As part of the settlements, the responsible parties in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina will spend an estimated $672,000 on restoration and monitoring activities. Four entities in Florida and Georgia were additionally assessed a total of $320,500 in civil penalties. For full press release, click here.
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Tuesday, 25 January 2011 19:17 |
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This page contains a wide variety of web tools, links to other websites and publications which provide important information about Clean Water Act issues such as Jurisdiction and the effects of SWANCC and Rapanos on the legal and regulatory landscape. Click on 'Read More' to view these resources.
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Tuesday, 25 January 2011 15:26 |
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North Carolina has undertaken a number of studies to document the importance of headwaters in their state. While the EPA analyses determined headwaters comprise 71% of the waters in the state, the North Carolina study identified 75% of the waters in the state were headwaters. The North Carolina analyses establishes that headwater streams provide significant reductions in pollutants such as nutrients and sediment and are a major source of food for the fish, invertebrates and other aquatic wildlife downstream. More information on the North Carolina analyses is in the following memorandum and summary reports:
All links below are to PDF documents which may be viewed directly and/or downloaded.
Memorandum on Water Quality and Aquatic Life Values of Headwater Streams and Wetlands
The Extent of Headwater Streams in North Carolina
The Ecological and Water Quality Value of Headwater Wetlands in North Carolina
The Value of Intermittent Streams in North Carolina
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