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Shelf structures in Bureau of Land Management lease areas, certain bank stabil- 

 ization activities, minor road crossing fills, and fills and dredging of less 

 than five cubic yards. All national permits have eight special conditions 

 attached to protect water quality, living resources, and navigation. 122 / The 

 regulations include two additional safeguards, a review of all permits at 

 least once every five years, and an ability to cancel general permits for 

 specified waterbodies. 123 / 



Regional permits are issued by the Division or District Engineer for cer- 

 tain categories of activity. Examples of activities covered under this program 

 include: minor bridge fills, certain aids to navigation, portable water intake 

 facilities, and specified shore protection activities. 124 / 



An estimated 50-plus percent of permits involving wetlands include special 

 requirements or project modification to minimize anticipated impacts of the 

 proposed dredge or fill activity. 125 / One of the most common types of con- 

 dition designed to control runoff from a waste disposal area to protect water 

 quality in adjacent areas, requires a barrier to be placed around the disposal 



122/ U.S. Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Corps of 

 Engineers. Proposal to Amend Permit Regulations for Controlling Certain Activ- 

 ities in Waters of the United States. Federal Register, V. 45, No. 184, pt. vi, 

 Sept. 19, 1980, p. 62777. 



123 / Ibid. 



124/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Summary of Regional Permits Corps- 

 wide, [unpublished]. This summary reflects information available on April 27, 

 1981. The Regulatory Functions Branch plans an update, to be completed in late 

 1982. 



125 / Phone conversation with Mr. Jerry Chastein, Regulatory Functions 

 Branch, January 1982. 



