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State Regulation of Wetlands


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 
  • 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​