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404 & 401

PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:37 pm
by cloudyy
True or False (or otherwise??):

The 404 Permit and 401 certification both pertaining to the discharge of pollutants/materials into US waters. The difference is that the former is issued by a FEDERAL agency (USACE) and the latter is issued by a REGIONAL agency (RWQCB, under the SWRCB)

Is my understanding correct (or at least correct enough at the conceptual level for the test)?

Re: 404 & 401

PostPosted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:42 pm
by standard
Yeah I think you got it.

http://pwaportal.ventura.org/ONESTOP/ESD/Wetland_Project_Permitting_Guide_in_Ventura_County.pdf

A RWQCB 401 Certification is triggered whenever a USACE 404 Permit is required, or whenever an activity could cause a discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the U.S. or wetlands.

Re: 404 & 401

PostPosted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:40 pm
by cloudyy
Thanks!!