The LWMD, MDEQ regulates activities where land and water interface. The following Parts of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended and Rules are administered by the LWMD and permitted through an MDEQ/USACE Joint Permit Application.

• Part 13 Permits
• There are no Administrative Rules under this Part

• Part 301 Inland Lakes and Streams
• Part 301 Administrative Rules
• General Permit Category for Repair and Removal of Oil and Gas Pipelines
• General Permit Category for Removal of Qualifying Small Dams
• Temporary General Permit for Specified Minor Activities Authorized by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

• Part 303 Wetlands Protection
• Part 303 Administrative Rules
• General Permit Categories for Minor Permit Categories in Wetlands

• Part 325 Great Lakes Submerged Lands
• Part 325 Administrative Rules

• Floodplain Regulatory Authority found in Part 31, Water Resources Protection
• Part 31 (Floodplain) Administrative Rules

• Part 353 Sand Dunes Protection and Management 
• There are no Administrative Rules under this Part

• Part 323 Shorelands Protection and Management
• Part 323 Administrative Rules

• Part 315 Dam Safety
• Part 315 Administrative Rules

• Part 91 Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
• Part 91 Administrative Rules 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has the authority to regulate activities within the waters of the United States under the following statutes:

• Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403)
• US Army Corps of Engineers Navigable Waters
• Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit Office, can be contacted at:

USACE
P.O. Box 1027
Detroit, MI 48231
313--226-2218
www.lre.usace.army.mil/