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<br />.. <br /> <br />cost. For irrigation, the Flood Control Act of 1944 provided that the Secretary of War, upon the <br />recommendation of the SecretaIy of the Interior, may utilize Corps reservoirs, provided that water users agree <br />to repay the Government for the water in accordance with the 1902 Reclamation law, as amended.. Reservoir <br />capacity can also be used for water qua1ity and stream flow regulation, as authorized. by the Federal Water <br />Pollution Control Act Amendments 00961. <br /> <br />~ <br />~:.~~ <br /> <br />WATER QUALITY CONTROL <br /> <br />. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, requires that any Federal agency plgnnl1lg a <br />lake project must consider including water storage for regulation of stream flow and qua1ity improvemellL <br />Water storage cannot be provided as a substitute for other means of controlIing waste at the source, and the <br />~nmenlal Protection Agency must determine that there is a need for storage for water qua1ity.. <br /> <br />REGULATORY PROGRAMS (Wetlands Conservation) <br /> <br />The Corps of Engineers has regulatory authority over any construction or other work in navigable <br />waterways under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The Corps also has authority over the <br />discharge of dredged or fill material into the "waters of the United States"-a term which includes rivers, <br />streams, wetlands and all 01her aquatic areas - under Section 404 of the . Federal Water Pollution Control Act <br />Amendments of 1972 (pL 92-500, the Clean Water Act"). <br /> <br />The Corps' Regulatory Program is the principal way by which the Federal government protects <br />wetlands and other aquatic environments and ensures the continued navigability of the Nation's waterways. <br />The Regulatory Program's goal is to ellSUre protection of the aquatic environment while allowing for <br />environmentally sustainable development. <br /> <br />,*,;~"j <br />~~)'.'. <br />\l~}t~ <br /> <br />The standard permit evaluation process includes a public notice with a public comment period and an <br />oppor;tunity fora public hearing before the Corps makes a permit decision. In its evaluation. of permit <br />applications, the Corps considers all the relevant factors, including the impaCt on trust assets, conservation, . <br />. . water. quality, economics, aesthetics, general environmenlalconcerns,. hi$toricalv8Iues, wetIandvalues,fish . <br />an4wildIife valUllS, flood damage prevention,1anduse classifications, navigation, recreation"watersupply, . <br />energy needs, food production, and the general welfare of the public. . ' . <br /> <br />. The Corps ofF.l1glft!'1'!"'l has ~ a number of nationwide general permits for minor activities whicb <br />require little or no Individual review. Individual Corps districts have also. issued regional permits for certain <br />types of minor work in specific areas. Corps districts have also issued State Program General Pernrlts in States <br />with comprehensive wetland pro1ection programs. These permils allow applicants to do work for which a State <br />permit has been issued. These general permits reduce delays and paperwork for applicants and allow the <br />Corps to devote ils resources to the most significant cases while maintaining the environmenlal, safeguards of <br />the Clean Water Act. No nationwide permit may be issued if it adversely impacts Tribal trust resources. <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />L <br />