Nationwide Permits

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues Nationwide Permits (NWPs) to authorize certain activities that require Department of the Army permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The NWPs authorize activities that have minimal individual and cumulative adverse effects on the aquatic environment. The NWPs authorize a variety of activities, such as aids to navigation, utility lines, bank stabilization activities, road crossings, stream and wetland restoration activities, residential developments, mining activities, commercial shellfish aquaculture activities, and agricultural activities. 

Click each year below for more information on Nationwide Permits for that year.

2026 Nationwide Permits Draft Decision Documents

2021 Nationwide Permits Final Decision Documents

2017 Nationwide Permits Final Decision Documents

2012 Nationwide Permits Final Decision Documents

2007 Nationwide Permits Final Decision Documents