Fill Permit For Free

40 CFR 232.2 defines dredge material as ?material that is excavated or dredged from waters of the United States,? while ?fill material? is defined as ?material placed in waters of the United States where the material has the effect of. 1. Replacing any portion of a water of the United States with dry land; or. 2.

?Assumption? means a state has applied to the EPA and been approved to administer a state dredge and fill permitting program in lieu of the federal section 404 program administered by the Corps and EPA. An approved state is responsible for all dredge and fill activities within the state that impact waters of the US.

Section 404 - establishes a program to regulate the discharge of dredged and fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands.

Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, it is unlawful to discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States without first receiving authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or approved state, unless the discharge is covered under an exemption.

A proposed project's impacts to these areas will determine what permit type is required. An individual, or standard permit, is issued when projects have more than minimal individual or cumulative impacts, are evaluated using additional environmental criteria, and involve a more comprehensive public interest review.

Section 402 of the Clean Water Act requires that a discharge of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to surface waters that are deemed waters of the United States be regulated by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

The goal of the Guidelines is ?to restore and maintain, the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of waters of the United States (waters of the US) through the control of discharges of dredged or fill material.? The regulations set forth in 40 CFR Section 230 are the substantive criteria issued by the US ...