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Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Federal Inter-Agency Agreement for Coal Mining Permitting, Compliance and Enforcement in Tennessee under CWA Section 404 and Other Federal Statutes

Multi-federal agency presentation by the Tenessee Mining Inter-agency Workgroup.  The presentation addresses a working agreement for coal mining permitting, compliance and enforcement in Tennessee under the Clean Water Act, SMCRA and the Endangered Species Act.

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