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Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Recommended Determination of EPA Region IV regarding Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project in MS under CWA Section 404

This document explains the basis for EPA Region IV’s recommendation to prohibit the specification of certain waters of the United States within Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Washington, or Yazoo Counties, Mississippi as a discharge site for dredged or fill material.

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