Nationwide Permits

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Nationwide Permits

Nationwide Permits (NWPs) are general permits issued on a nationwide basis to authorize minor activities with minimal evaluation time. NWPs have been established to reduce the regulatory reporting burden for specific activities that have no more than minimal impacts to the aquatic environment. Most NWPs have been suspended in Maryland and the Baltimore and Philadelphia District’s area of responsibility within Pennsylvania since the State Programmatic General Permits provide comparable Department of the Army authorization.

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General and Region-Specific Conditions for Nationwide Permits

Please note that all permittees must comply with all of the General Conditions. In addition, all permittees must comply with all Regional Conditions that are in effect for that Nationwide Permit. Please ensure that you comply with all General Conditions and all Regional Conditions that are applicable to your project's location in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia or the District of Columbia. General and Regional Conditions are listed below.

Note:
X¹= NWP Suspended in part of state. Click here for suspension information.
X² = NWP Suspended in part of state. Click here for suspension information.
X³= NWP Suspended for use. Click here for suspension information.
X⁴= NWP Suspended for use. Click here for suspension information.

Nationwide Permit and General Conditions	Regional Conditions
1. Aids to Navigation	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
2. Structures in Artificial Canals	DC MD¹ PA VA
3. Maintenance	DC MD¹ PA VA
4. Fish and Wildlife Harvesting, Enhancement, and Attraction Devices and Activities	DC MD PA¹ VA
5. Scientific Measurement Devices	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
6. Survey Activities	DC MD¹ PA VA
7. Outfall Structures and Associated Intake Structures	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
8. Oil and Gas Structures on the Outer Continental Shelf	DC MD PA VA
9. Structures in Fleeting and Anchorage Areas	DC MD¹ PA VA
10. Mooring Buoys	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
11. Temporary Recreational Structures	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
12. Oil or Natural Gas Pipeline Activities	DC MD² PA² VA
13. Bank Stabilization	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
14. Linear Transportation Projects	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
15. U.S. Coast Guard Approved Bridges	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
16. Return Water From Upland Contained Disposal Areas	DC MD¹ PA VA
17. Hydropower Projects	DC MD PA VA
18. Minor Discharges	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
19. Minor Dredging	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
20. Response Operations for Oil or Hazardous Substances	DC MD PA¹ VA
21. Surface Coal Mining Activities	DC³ MD² PA VA
22. Removal of Vessels	DC MD PA VA
23. Approved Categorical Exclusions	DC MD PA VA
24. Indian Tribe or State Administered Section 404 Programs	DC MD PA VA
25. Structural Discharges	DC MD PA¹ VA
27. Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Establishment, and Enhancement Activities	DC MD PA VA
28. Modifications of Existing Marinas	DC MD¹ PA VA
29. Residential Developments	DC MD² PA² VA
30. Moist Soil Management for Wildlife	DC MD PA VA
31. Maintenance of Existing Flood Control Facilities	DC MD PA VA
32. Completed Enforcement Actions	DC MD PA VA
33. Temporary Construction, Access, and Dewatering	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
34. Cranberry Production Activities	N / A
35. Maintenance Dredging of Existing Basins	DC MD¹ PA VA
36. Boat Ramps	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
37. Emergency Watershed Protection and Rehabilitation	DC MD PA¹ VA
38. Cleanup of Hazardous and Toxic Waste	DC MD PA VA
39. Commercial and Institutional Developments	DC MD² PA² VA
40. Agricultural Activities	DC MD² PA² VA
41. Reshaping Existing Drainage Ditches	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
42. Recreational Facilities	DC MD² PA² VA
43. Stormwater Management Facilities	DC MD² PA² VA
44. Mining Activities	DC MD² PA VA
45. Repair of Uplands Damaged by Discrete Events	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
46. Discharges in Ditches	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA
48. Commercial Shellfish Mariculture Activities	MD
49. Coal Remining Activities	DC⁴ MD¹ PA VA
50. Underground Coal Mining Activities	DC³ MD² PA VA
51. Land-Based Renewable Energy Generation Facilities	DC MD² PA² VA
52. Water-Based Renewable Energy Generation Pilot Projects	DC MD² PA VA
53. Removal of Low-Head Dams	DC MD PA¹ VA
54. Living Shorelines	DC MD PA¹ VA
55. Seaweed Mariculture Activities	DC³ MD PA VA
56. Finfish Mariculture Activities	DC³ MD PA VA
57. Electric Utility Line and Telecommunications Activities	DC MD² PA² VA
58. Utility Line Activities for Water and Other Substances	DC MD² PA² VA
59. Water Reclamation and Reuse Facilities	DC MD¹ PA¹ VA