State Regulation of Wetlands

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Laws 

• Clean Water Act - including Section 101, Section 303, Section 401 and Section 510 
• Coastal Zone Management Act - including Section 306 and Section 307 

Regulations 

• Corps Regulations - including 33 CFR Part 320 and 33 CFR Part 325 
• EPA Regulations - including 40 CFR Part 121, Part 131 and 40 CFR Part 233
  

Other Resources 

• Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM) Web Page 
• ASWM Web Page re: Assumption of the 404 Program, Fact Sheet re: State Assumption and Handbook for State Assumption 
  
• ASWM Web Page for State Programmatic General Permits 
• ASWM report on Section 401 Certification Best Practices for States
  
• EPA 401 Certification Web Page 
• EPA, 401 Certification and Wetlands 
• EPA, Water Quality Standards for Wetlands
• EPA Web Page for Water Quality Standards 
• EPA Web Page for State, Tribal and local Initiatives
• Georgia's Water Quality Standards 
• Michigan MOA w/ EPA and the Corps for assumption and Michigan Program Regulations
  
• New Jersey MOA w/ EPA and the Corps for assumption and N.J. Program Regulations
• State Wetland Programs - Reports and Guidance from ASWM
• State Wetland Program Summaries - ASWM
  
• State Wetland Program Summaries - Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
  

Policies and Reports 

• Environmental Law Institute, State Constraints: State-Imposed Limitations on the Authority of Agencies to Regulate Waters Beyond the Scope of the Federal Clean Water Act (May 2013)
  
• Environmental Law Institute, State Wetland Protection: Status, Trends & Model Approaches (March 2008) 
• EPA Guidance on Water Quality Standards for Wetlands
• EPA Guidance on Setting Nutrient Criteria for Wetlands in WQ Standards
  
• EPA Section 401 Certification Handbook for States and Tribes 
• EPA Water Quality Standards Handbook 
• U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, State Coastal Management Program Manager and Federal Consistency Contacts
  
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 440/S-90-011, Water Quality Standards for Wetlands: National Guidance (July 1990)