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CWA Guidance

General Information:

Revised Guidance on Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Following the Supreme Court Decision in Rapanos v. U.S. and Carabell v. U.S. - 2 December 2008
Revised Rapanos-Carabell Guidance, Response to Comments - 2 December 2008
Revised Rapanos-Carabell Guidance, Questions and Answers - 2 December 2008
Modified Process for Coordinating Judisdictional Determinations - 28 January 2008
SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: Extension of the June 5, 2007 Joint USEPA and USACE Guidance regarding Clean Water Act Jurisdiction after Rapanos and Comment Period on the Joint Guidance
EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Federal Register Notice Regarding Comment Period Extension for Rapanos Guidance
Memorandum Re: CWA Jurisdiction Following U.S. Supreme Court discussion in Rapanos v. United States
Memorandum for the Field: Coordination on JDs under CWA Section 404 in Light of SWANCC and Rapanos Supreme Court Decisions
Federal Register Notice for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
Press Release for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
Key Points for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
Guidance Highlights for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
Questions & Answers for Rapanos and Carabell Decision
CWA Jurisdiction Power Point Presentation

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdictional Determination (JD) Form Instructional Guidebook:

Main Text
Acronyms
Questions and Answers
Appendices:
A: Memorandum Re: CWA Jurisdiction Following U.S. Supreme Court discussion in Rapanos v. United State
B: Approved JD Form
C: Memorandum for the Field: Coordination on JDs under CWA Section 404 in Light of SWANCC and Rapanos Supreme Court decisions
D: Traditional Navigable Waters
E: RGL 07-01. Practices for Documenting Jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Sections 9 & 10 of the Rivers & Harbors Act (RHA) of 1899
F: RGL 05-02. Expiration of Geographic Jurisdictional Determinations
G: RGL 06-01. Determining the Timeliness of Requests for Appeal (RFA)
H: RGL 05-05. Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) Identification

Division and District JD Form Links

Other Supporting Documents:

HQ Field Memos Implementing the Rapanos Guidance

Traditional Navigable Waters (TNWs) & Wetlands Adjacent to TNWs

Plurality Waters

Kennedy Waters

Isolated Waters

Adjacency Determinations

Ordinary High Water Mark Determinations

OHWM Memo-2006-436-FBV

Determinations for Waters Upstream of Waste Treatment Systems

Waters Upstread of WTS POA-1992-574 andPOA-1992-574-Z

Appeals