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Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Federal Register Notice of Final Determination Prohibiting Filling of Wetlands (Sweedens Swamp) (June 24, 1986)

A notice of EPA's final determination to prohibit the filling of 32 acres of wetlands, known as Sweedens Swamp in Attleboro, Massachusetts for a shopping mall, based upon findings that the discharges of dredged or fill material into the site would have unecceptable adverse effects on wildlife.

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