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Navigable Waters Protection Rule

Appendix D: Legal Definition of "Traditional Navigable Waters"

Appendix D of the Jurisdictional Determination Form Instructional Guidebook, jointly prepared by EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers on June 5, 2007.

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Appendix D: Legal Definition of “Traditional Navigable Waters (PDF)(5 pp, 17 K, June 5, 2007)
Appendix D to the Jurisdictional Determination Form Instructional Guidebook