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Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Part 231: Section 404(c) Procedures under CWA

The procedures to be followed by the EPA in prohibiting or withdrawing the specification, or denying, restricting, or withdrawing the use for specification, of any defined area as a disposal site for dredged or fill material pursuant to section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act.

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