Clean Water Act Section 401 – Certification and Wetlands Program

Statewide Certification of the Corps’ Wildfire Regional General Permit Projects that involve discharges to waters of the state in more than one region are the jurisdiction of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board). The following general order is under development for a multi-regional project. Additional related documents will be posted to this webpage as they are developed.

Project Subject
Statewide Certification of the Corps’ Wildfire Regional General Permit

The State Water Board received a certification request from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) for their Wildfire Regional General Permit.

The Corps’ Wildfire Regional General Permit will authorize wildfire related activities that involve a discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands.

The State Water Board is preparing to take action on this certification request.