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Resource Topics / SDGs::
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Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
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Nature-Based Solutions
Resource URL https://www.epa.gov/cwa-404/permit-program-under-cwa-section-404
Year 1952

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Resource Overview

This statute establishes a program to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands. Section 404 requires a permit before dredged or fill material may be discharged into waters of the United States, unless the activity is exempt from Section 404 regulation (e.g., certain farming and forestry activities)

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