Clean Water Act Section 404(c): Restriction of Disposal Sites

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This page provides updates and background information regarding EPA actions taken pursuant to Clean Water Act Section 404(c). Section 404(c) authorizes EPA to prohibit, restrict, or deny the discharge of dredged or fill material at defined sites in waters of the United States (including wetlands) whenever it determines, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, that use of such sites for disposal would have an unacceptable adverse impact on one or more of various resources, including fisheries, wildlife, municipal water supplies, or recreational areas.

Recent Actions

• Pebble 404(c) Review, Bristol Bay, Alaska
• EPA Pebble 404(c) 15 Day Review Letter - February 28, 2014 (PDF) (3pp, 843K)
• EPA Pebble 404(c) Proposed Determination - July 18, 2014 (PDF) (214 pp, 34 MB)
• Additional Information

Section 404(c) Background Materials

• Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Regulations (PDF) (8 pp, 23K)
• Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Factsheet (PDF) (2 pp, 600K)
• Chronology of Final Section 404(c) Actions