Tag: wetlands

Power lines in wetlands, Nationwide Permits, Clean Water Act

Changes to Nationwide Permits System Announced by Army Corps of Engineers

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jan 27, 2021 Environmental Permitting

Updated: Jan 27, 2021

On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced publication in the Federal Register of its final rule for revisions and renewals to Nationwide Permits (NWPs). The USACE “reissued 12 and issued four new (NWPs) for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water […]

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California Proposal Offers Broader Water Protections

By William C. Schillaci Jan 24, 2019 Regulatory Developments

Updated: Jan 24, 2019

In its proposed replacement definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS), the EPA emphasized that one of its goals was to “strike a balance between Federal and State waters and carry out Congress’ overall objective [in the Clean Water Act (CWA)] to restore and maintain the integrity of the nation’s waters in a manner […]