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Applicable Regulations
Contact: Your project's local WRD District Office
EGLE's Water Resources Division (WRD) 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 WRD and permitted through the EGLE/USACE Joint Permit Application.
- Part 13 Permits
- There are no Administrative Rules under this Part
- General Permit Categories issued under Parts 31, 301, 303, or 325
- Minor Project Categories issued under Parts 31, 301, 303, or 325
- Part 301 Inland Lakes and Streams
- Part 301 Administrative Rules
- Part 303 Wetlands Protection
- Part 303 Administrative Rules
- 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
Submission of an administratively complete EGLE/USACE Joint Permit Application serves as a request for the department to review the proposed project for compliance with the State Coastal Zone Management Program and with Michigan's water quality requirements under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, as applicable.
- Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification for Dredge and Fill Projects
- Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Certification
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/