Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

Relevant ECOS Resolutions

08-2 Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Issues Require Clarification from Congress (Sunsetted March 2011)

08-3 State Delegation of Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Program (Revised and reaffirmed March 29, 2011)

Letters: 2011

Reps. Gibbs and Holden Dear Colleague w/ Letter to Jackson and Darcy
on EPA/U.S Army Corps of Engineers Draft Guidance (04-06-11)

Water Advocacy Coalition Letter to Adm. Jackson and Assistant Secy Darcy
on Draft Guidance; cc'd to House and Senate (04-04-11)

Previous Letters: 2008-2009 (111th Congress)

Letter To Barbara Boxer From State Assocations Regarding Compromise Language

Letter to Oberstar with ECOS Definition of Waters of the US

Letter from State Associations to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on CWA Jurisdiction

Other Documents

February 2009 ECOS Green Report - The States' Definitions of 'Waters of the State'

Narrative on Clean Water Act and Wetlands

Definition of "Waters of the United States" from 40 CFR 122.2

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