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Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Corps HQ Guidance to District on Permit Elevation under CWA Section 404(q) (Signed January 26, 1995)

Guidance memo on permit elevation regarding the request for Section 404(q) elevation focusing on the North Fork Hughes River.

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Corps HQ guidance memo to District on permit elevation - signed January 26, 1995 (PDF)(18 pp, 4 MB)