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Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

CWA Section 404 Permitting Authority for Which Waters are Within a State or Tribes Jurisdiction

This is a graphic requested, by the NACEPT Assumable Waters subcommittee, to help visually represent who the CWA section 404 permitting authority is for which waters within a state or tribes jurisdiction.

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Working Draft Permit Authority Graphic (PDF)(1 pg, 184 K, 10-7-15)