State 401 Certification Links

Alabama

ADEM Field Operations Division, CWA 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) Program Overview http://216.226.179.150/fieldops/permitting/guidance/miningprogoverview.htm

Alaska

Alaska Department of Conservation, Division of Water: Alaska Clean Water Actions ACWA http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/acwa/acwa_index.htm Arizona Step 5: What Type of Section 401 Certification is Required for the Activity? http://www.azdot.gov/EEG_common/documents/files/water_quality/404_procedures_manual/pdf/step_5_text.pdf Arizona DEQ Application for Coverage under the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/water/permits/download/401app2.pdf Water Quality Certification Information Summary For Nationwide Permit Use In The Albuquerque District http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:kMjqLVJ6i9oJ:www.spa.usace.army.mil/reg/Regional%2520Permits/RGP08/wqcert%2520for%2520ERGP%2520PN%2520only.pdf+Arizona+401+Water+Quality+Certification&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us

Section 404 - 401 Procedures, Applications and Permits http://www.adotenvironmental.com/EEG_common/documents/section_404.asp Overview of Clean Water Act Sections 404 and 401 http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:juZdAVbgHZQJ:www.azdot.gov/EEG_common/documents/files/water_quality/404_procedures_manual/pdf/introduction.pdf+Arizona+401+Water+Quality+Certification&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us Arkansas Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality Planning Branch – Water Division http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/water/branch_planning/default.htm#development

California Clean Water Act Section 401 – Certification and Wetlands Program http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/cwa401/ Application for clean water act §401 water quality certification and/or waste discharge requirements for projects involving discharge of dredged and/or fill material to waters of the U.S. and/or waters of the state http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/lahontan/water_issues/programs/clean_water_act_401/docs/401application.pdf 401 Certification Assistance http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb7/water_issues/programs/401_certification/permit_assistance_401.shtml California Wetlands Information System: Water Quality Certification For Discharges Of Dredge And Fill Materials http://ceres.ca.gov/wetlands/permitting/401.html Water Quality Law Summary – California http://www.blm.gov/nstc/WaterLaws/california2.html Colorado State of Colorado Water Quality Certification fulfilling the requirements of Clean Water Act Section 401 http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/wq/Assessment/Assess_pdf/401Brochure.pdf Department Of Public Health and Environment Water Quality Control Commission

http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/regulations/wqccregs/100282wqcc401certification.pdf Connecticut

401 Water Quality Certification Fact Sheet

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2709&q=324168&depNav_GID=1643

Delaware

State of Delaware, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Division of Water Resources, Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section

Permit Application Form

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Delaware+401+Water+Quality+Certification&start=10&sa

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Delaware Division of Water Resources - Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section: Permitting Information http://www.wr.dnrec.delaware.gov/Information/Permits/Pages/WetlandsandSubaqueousLandsPermittingInfo.aspx Florida Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management Bioassessment Program Fact Sheet, Applications of Biological Assessments in Waterbodies http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/bioassess/docs/factshtz/fs11apps.pdf Georgia Section 401 Water Quality Certification http://www.rivercenter.uga.edu/education/satilla/documents/401wq.pdf Georgia Department of Natural Resources Overview of the Coastal Management Program http://crd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=54 Water Quality/Nonpoint Source Pollution Management on Georgia’s Coastal Marshes http://crd.dnr.state.ga.us/assets/documents/jrgcrddnr/Coastal_Georgia_NPS_Background_Final_with_disclaimer.pdf Hawaii Section 401 Water Quality Certification Forms http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/water/cleanwater/forms/wqc-index.html General Monitoring Guideline for Section 401 Water Quality Certification Projects http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/water/cleanwater/forms/pdf/matrix.pdf Section 401 Water Quality Certification http://www.co.hawaii.hi.us/planning/kss/Near%20Shore%20Water%20Quality_Denis%20Lau.pdf Idaho Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Final §401 Water Quality Certification http://www.deq.state.id.us/water/permits_forms/permitting/final_nationwide_certification.pdf Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Draft §401 Water Quality Certification http://www.deq.idaho.gov/water/permits_forms/permitting/aquaculture_facilities_permit.pdf

Surface Water: §401 Certification Process http://www.deq.idaho.gov/water/permits_forms/permitting/401_certification.cfm Illinois Illinois Water Polution Control http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/index-wpc.html

Sample: Rock Island District Corps of Engineers Re: Final Notice of Issuance of Nationwide Permits, March 12, 2007 Section 401 Certifications, Denials, and Regional Conditions http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/Regulatory/Documents/Illinois401.pdf Sample: Joint permit application for the Basin 6 Dredging Project, Lake Decatur, Illinois http://www.ci.decatur.il.us/watermanagement/sedimentproposal/joint%20permit%20application.pdf

Indiana Indiana Department of Environmental Management Section 401 Water Quality Certification Program http://www.in.gov/idem/4870.htm Section 401 Water Quality Certification Program http://www.state.in.us/indot/files/46_section.pdf Iowa Iowa DNR Section 401 Water Quality Certification http://www.iowadnr.com/water/section401/FAQs.html Iowa DNR Section 401 Water Quality Certification program: http://www.iowadnr.com/water/section401/info.html Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Commission Final Rule - Chapter 61, Water Quality Standards, Section 401 Certification of Section 404 Nationwide Permits (NWPs) http://dnr.iowa.gov/epc/07apr/7.pdf

Kansas The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Water http://www.kdheks.gov/nps/section401.html Kentucky Kentucky Division of Water - Kentucky Water Quality Certification Program http://www.water.ky.gov/permitting/wqcert/ Kentucky Department For Natural Services 401 Water Quality Certifications http://www.dnr.ky.gov/homepage_repository/401WaterQualityCertifications.htm Home page for the 401 Water Quality Certification Section http://kywater.org/wq/wqcertification/Index.htm Commonwealth of Kentucky Department for Natural Resources Division of Mine Permits Application for Water Quality Certification for Surface Coal Mining Activities http://www.dnr.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/082B107E-C2DF-4AB8-BF05-7E48DEF1B0BF/0/DMP401application_06_25_08.pdf Louisiana Louisiana DEQ Water Quality Certifications http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2268/Default.aspx Louisiana DEQ Water Quality Certification Application http://wwwprd.doa.louisiana.gov/LaServices/PublicPages/ServiceDetail.cfm?service_id=2580 Maine Maine Bureau of Land and Water Quality Water Quality Certification http://www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/docstand/wqc/wqc.htm

Sample: Maine Rivers Leading Appeal of Flagstaff 401 http://www.hydroreform.org/news/2003/12/31/maine-rivers-leading-appeal-of-flagstaff-401

Maryland Maryland Department of Agriculture Section 401 Water Quality Certification http://www.mda.state.md.us/licenses_permits/env/section_401_water_quality_certification.php Summary of Nonpoint Source Pollution Control & Prevention Activities http://www.dnr.state.md.us/Bay/czm/nps/publications/summary.html Massachusetts Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management http://www.mass.gov/czm/permitguide/regs/dredging.htm Wetlands Protection Act Reference Manual http://www.weymouth.ma.us/CMS200Sample/uploadedfiles/WPA_Reference_Links_Documents.pdf 7. 401 Water Quality Certification Program a. Massachusetts Clean Water Act: M.G.L. c.21, §§26-53 http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/21-26.htm b. 401 Water Quality Certification Program: 314 CMR 9.00 http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/laws/314cmr9.htm http://www.mass.gov/dep/images/314009.pdf c. BRP WW 07, 08, 09: Dredging Projects 1. PDF version: http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/approvals/ww0708.pdf 2. Links to MS Word Instructions & Forms can be found at http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/approvals/wwforms.htm d. BRP WW 10, 11: Major/Minor Fill and Excavation Projects 1. PDF version: http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/approvals/ww10_11.pdf 2. Links to MS Word Instructions & Forms can be found at http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/approvals/wwforms.htm e. MA Surface Water Quality Standards Regulations: 314 CMR 4.00 http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/laws/314cmr4.htm http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/laws/314004.pdf http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/remedy/pdf/6008-90003-s.pdf Mass. Audubon http://www.massaudubon.org/printwildlife.php?id=59

Sample: Application for 401 Water Quality Certification Eel River Headwaters Restoration Project Phase 1 – Cranberry Bog and River Restoration, Plymouth, MA

http://www.plymouth-ma.gov/Public_Documents/PlymouthMA_EnvironManage/401AppHeadwaters.pdf Sample: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection – Wetlands and Waterways BRP WW 10 Major Project Certification BRP WW 11 Minor Project Certification 401 water Quality Certification for Fill and excavationProjects in waters and Wetlands http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/downloads/projDev/SampleMinorWQCapplNarrSF.pdf

Michigan

Draft Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Certification under Section 401(a) of the Federal Clean Water Act

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/wb-swas-401draft-ontonagon_226908_7.pdf Community Involvement in Wetland Protection MICHIGAN http://www.michiganwetlands.org/glahnf_factsheet.pdf Minnesota

HPDP Handbook Part II, Section D, Subject Guidance: Water Quality

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tecsup/xyz/plu/hpdp/book2sg/water.html

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certifications http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/401.html

HPDP Handbook Permits, Approvals and Reviews: Section 401 Water Quality Certification

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/tecsup/xyz/plu/hpdp/book3/2f/permits/pdf/section401.pdf

Mississippi Mississippi DEQ http://www.deq.state.ms.us/mdeq.nsf/page/WQCB_Steam_Wetland_Alteration03 Water Quality Standard Brochure http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/pdf/epd_Water_Quality_Certification_Brochure/$File/Water_Quality_Standard.pdf?OpenElement

Sample: State Water Resources Control Board http://www.project184.org/doc_lib/documents/2007/Revised_401_Sept07.pdf

Missouri Missouri Department of Natural Resources 401 Water Quality Certification http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/401/index.html Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Water Pollution Control Program DRAFT APPLICATION CHECKLIST FOR COMPLETENESS -- 401 CERTIFICATIONS http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/401/checklist.pdf Missouri Department of Natural Resources Section 401 Water Quality Certification: Protecting Missouri’s Wetlands http://www.dnr.mo.gov/pubs/pub2151.pdf Montana

The State Of Montana Department Of Environmental Quality Sample http://www.deq.state.mt.us/wqinfo/othercert/ARCHIVE/401-EXAM.PDF

Nebraska Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, Section 401 Water Quality Certification http://www.deq.state.ne.us/SurfaceW.nsf/Pages/S401 Nevada Nevada DEP, Bureau of Water Quality Planning http://ndep.nv.gov/BWQP/401cert.htm State of Nevada 401 Water Quality Certification Status For Current Nationwide Permits http://ndep.nv.gov/bwqp/401cert_2.htm New Hampshire NH Dept. of Environmental Services Section 401 Water Quality Certification Program http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/section401/index.htm

NH Dept. of Environmental Services – Permits http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/section401/categories/permits.htm

Sample Request http://www.nhsec.state.nh.us/2008-04/documents/app4.pdf

New Jersey State Permit Directory for Programs Regulating Construction in New Jersey State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality Certification (scroll to page 126) http://www.state.nj.us/njbusiness/forms/2006-1108-nj-commerce-state-permits.pdf New Mexico New Mexico Environment Dept. Surface Water Quality Bureau Clean Water Act Section 401 & 404 Permits http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/SWQB/Wetlands/regulations/index.html New York New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Environmental Permits http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/permits_ej_operations_pdf/nwpwqc5-11-07.pdf North Carolina N.C. Division of Water Quality, 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit Home http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/ NC Division of Water Quality Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) Application Form http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/documents/PCNrevisionMar08.pdf Wetlands & Stormwater :: 401 Certification Unit http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/rd_wetlands_certifications.htm

Sample Approval North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources http://www.ncdot.org/doh/preconstruct/pe/NEU/Monitoring/2004Monitoring/TululaAppendixC-Tulula401.pdf Sample Approval http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/Permits/WQCertification-1.pdf

North Dakota North Dakota Department of Health, Water Quality http://www.ndhealth.gov/WQ/ Ohio Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/WQC.html Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water Section 401Water Quality Certification/ Isolated Wetland Permit/ Wetland Ecology Section http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/ LAWriter Ohio Laws and Rules Chapter 3745-32 Section 401 Water Quality Certifications http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/3745-32 LAWriter Ohio Laws and Rules 3745-32-03 Section 401 water quality certification exemptions. http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/3745-32-03 Oklahoma Oklahoma Dept. of Env. Quality Water Quality Certification (401/404) http://www.deq.state.ok.us/WQDnew/401_404/index.htm

Section 401 Clean Water Act (CWA) Water Quality Certification (WQC)

For Nationwide Permits (NWPs) Under Section 404 CWA In Oklahoma, June 1, 2007

http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/PERMITS/Documents%20-

%20Nationwide%20Permits/OKcert2007.pdf

Oregon Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality, Section 401 Certification http://www.deq.state.or.us/WQ/sec401cert/sec401cert.htm Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Fact Sheet DEQ Budget Proposal: Water Quality 401 Project Certification http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/pubs/factsheets/programinfo/401ProgramBudgetProposal.pdf

Fact Sheet DEQ Proposes Water Quality Certification for Potential Dorena Lake Hydro Project http://www.oregondeq.org/wq/pubs/factsheets/community/DorenaLakeHydro401.pdf

Dredge and Fill Section 401 Water Quality Certification http://licenseinfo.oregon.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=license_seng&link_item_id=14091 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania DEP 400.2 PROCEDURE FOR 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION http://164.156.71.80/VWRQ.asp?docid=2087d8407c0e00000000035100000351&context=2&backlink=WXOD.aspx%3ffs%3d2087d8407c0e00008000031500000315%26ft%3d1

Availability of Modified Chapter 105 General Permit BWM-GP-11 and Reissuance of the 401 Water Quality Certification for the Maintenance, Testing, Repair, Rehabilitation or Replacement of Existing Water Obstructions and Encroachments http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/pubpartcenter/lib/pubpartcenter/regulations/2006/Availability_of_Modified_BWM-GP-11.pdf Rhode Island Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Office of Water Resources Water Quality Certification http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/wqc/index.htm Water Quality Certification Program Application http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/water/permits/wqc/pdfs/wqapp.pdf Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, Permit Assistance/CCEC http://www.riedc.com/business-services/site-selection/permit-assistance-ccec South Carolina South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environment Control 401 Water Quality Certification http://www.scdhec.net/environment/water/401.htm 401 Water Quality Certification in State Navigable Waters Permit http://www.keoweefolks.org/reference/401.pdf South Dakota South Dakota Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources – 401 Certification http://www.state.sd.us/DENR/DES/Surfacewater/401certification.htm South Dakota Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Regulatory Programs – Water Quality Certification http://www.state.sd.us/denr/enviro/waterqual.htm

USGS - A Guide to Wetlands Management & Development, Section 401 Certification http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wetlands/wetguide/sect401.htm Tennessee Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation Environmental Permits Handbook http://www.state.tn.us/environment/permits/arap.shtml Tennessee Clean Water Network – Permit Watch http://www.tcwn.org/programs/Permit%20watch.php Sample from Tennessee Dept. of Environment And Conservation http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/reelfootspillway/docs/Section401Cert.pdf Texas Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 401 Certification Tracking System http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_quality/wq_assessment/401certification/401certification_tracking.html Texas Commission on Environmental Quality State Water Quality Certification of Section 404 Permits http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/permitting/waterquality/attachments/401certification/401cov.pdf Tier II 401 Certification Questionnaire and Alternatives Analysis Checklist http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/permitting/waterquality/forms/20229.pdf The Wetlands Regulation Center, State of Texas Water Quality Certification http://www.wetlands.com/regs/tlpge02l.htm Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission Guidelines For Water Quality Certifications http://www.wetlands.com/tex/tnrcc298.htm Texas Environmental Profiles http://www.texasep.org/html/wql/wql_5cst_sttex.html Texas Commission On Environmental Quality Understanding the 404/401 Regulatory Process in Texas http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/SWRD/PDF/(5)_TCEQ_WQC_Presentation.pdf

Texas Commission On Environmental Quality Tier I (Small Projects) Checklist http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Texas+401+Water+Quality+Certification&start=10&sa=N Utah Utah Admin Code R317-2. Standards of Quality for Waters of the State

http://www.waterquality.utah.gov/WQS/R317-2-3_antidegradation_review_rule_content.pdf

Vermont Vermont DEC, Water Quality Division Water Quality Certification (Section 401) http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec//waterq/permits/htm/pm_401.htm Wetlands Fact Sheet http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec//waterq/wetlands/docs/wl_factsheet19.PDF Virginia Virginia DEQ Office of Wetlands and Water Protection Wetlands, Surface Water, and Surface Water Withdrawals/Impoundments http://www.deq.virginia.gov/wetlands/homepage.html Wetlands Program Initiatives http://www.deq.virginia.gov/wqa/pdf/305b2002/twoseven.pdf

Virginia DEQ Sample http://beta.deq.virginia.gov/export/sites/default/wetlands/pdf/finalcertlop2march2004.pdf

Washington Governor’s Office of Regulatory Assistance 401 Water Quality Certification http://apps.ecy.wa.gov/permithandbook/permitdetail.asp?id=43 Department of Ecology – Federal Permits http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/fed-permit/index.html Environmental Permitting Services – 401 Water Quality Certification http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pac/ppds_info/401_Water_Quality_Cert.pdf

River Network State Water Quality Certification/401 http://www.rivernetwork.org/rn/cwa/water-quality-certification West Virginia Application for Individual Water Quality State 401 Certification State of West Virginia http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/or/or-f/401cert.pdf

Application for Individual Water Quality State 401 Certification State of West Virginia http://www.wvdep.org/Docs/8171_401CER_1_Feb05.pdf http://www.wvca.us/flood/pdf/11_Appendix_E_Building_Codes_Permitting_Enforcement.pdf Wisconsin Wisconsin Legislative Council Water Quality Certification for Nonfederal Wetlands (2001 Wisconsin Act 6) http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lc/publications/lm/lm_2001_04.pdf Wisconsin Wetlands Association: Wisconsin Regulatory Review: Water Quality Certification and Standards http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/protectingwisconsinregs.htm Community Involvement in Wetland Protection WISCONSIN http://glhabitat.org/WI%20fact%20Sheet.pdf

Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources Sample http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/wm/ww/drafts/certification_letter.pdf

Wisconsin DOT Facilities Development Manual https://trust.dot.state.wi.us/static/standards/fdm/03-20-030.pdf Wyoming Wyoming DEQ Watershed Program http://deq.state.wy.us/wqd/watershed/index.asp Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality - Surface Water Quality Standards – Implementation Policies http://deq.state.wy.us/wqd/watershed/surfacestandards/Downloads/Standards/Policies_Final.pdf