Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 1

Douglas J. Abbott, Craig A. Straub 2

Abstract

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), activities resulting in the discharge of dredge or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands, require permit authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). As part of the Section 404 permitting process, compensatory wetland mitigation in the form of wetland enhancement, restoration, or construction may be required to off-set impacts sustained under a Section 404 permit.

  1. Support for this paper was provided by the Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corporation with the U.S. Department of Energy, under Contract No. DE-AC-24-92OR21972.
  2. Respectively, Technologist III and Technologist III, Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corporation, P.O. Box 538704, Cincinnati, Ohio 45253-8704.

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