Final Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definitions of "Fill Material" and "Discharge of Fill Material"

On May 9, 2002, the Federal Register published a final Corps and EPA rule reconciling their previously differing Clean Water Act section 404 regulations defining the term "fill material'' and amended their definition of "discharge of fill material.'' The final rule completes a rulemaking process initiated by an April 20, 2000, proposal. The final rule amends the regulations so that both agencies have identical definitions of these key terms. The effective date for the final rule is June 10, 2002.

• Final Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definitions of "Fill Material" and "Discharge of Fill" Material (PDF) (15 pp, 104K, About PDF)

• Press Release

• EPA/Army June 6, 2002 Testimony

• April 2000 Proposed Rule (PDF) (10 pp, 240K, About PDF)