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Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Presidential Memorandum Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources From Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment (2015)

This 2015 Presidential Memorandum underscores the importance of effectively mitigating adverse impacts to land, water, wildlife, and other ecological resources and having clear and consistent approaches to impact avoidance, minimization, and compensatory mitigation.


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