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CWA Guidance

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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 (Updated Version Posted at: https://www.epa.gov/wotus/waters-qualify-traditional-navigable-waters-under-section-a1-agencies-regulations )
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under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Sections 9 & 10 of the Rivers & Harbors Act (RHA) of 1899 (superseded by RGL 16-01)
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

Other Supporting Documents

HQ Field Memos Implementing the Rapanos Guidance
- Traditional Navigable Waters (TNWs) & Wetlands Adjacent to TNWs
  - EPA Adjacency Determination for SWG-2008-0138
  - TNW POA-2000-1190 (28 Jan 2008)
  - TNW POA-2000-1190 (2 Apr 2008)
  - TNW SWG-2007-1623
  - TNW SAC-2007-657-1JT
  - TNW NWK-2007-1175
  - TNW NWS-2006-82
  - TNW MVP-2007-1497
  - TNW NWO-2007-1550
  - EPA TNW Determination for 2007-4488
  - Wetlands Adjacent to TNW SAS-2007-670 (updated 01 Feb 2013)
  - EPA TNW Determination for MVP-2007-5500
  - EPA Adjacency Determination for SAC-2008-2191
- 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