General Certifications

To jump to tables for General Certifications that correspond to US Army Corps of Engineers permit types, click the following links:

General Certifications applicable to Nationwide Permits (updates February 2022)

General Certifications applicable to Regional General Permits (updates January 2022)

Isolated  Wetlands & Waters Permits (updates July 2021) *Only applicable to Isolated Streams
 
Other General Certifications 
 
If written concurrence is not required, click here.
 
Expired General Certifications & Expired Isolated & Other Non-404 Jurisdictional Wetlands & Waters Permits, click here. 
 
 

Isolated and Non-404 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters Permits

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2022 Isolated Wetlands and Waters Permit

  *only applicable to Isolated Streams

 

Description
IWGP100000 Impacts to isolated wetlands and waters
2022 Water Quality General Certification Federal PermitDescription
GC 498926aFloating Cabins located on TVA managed reservoirs in NC subject to 26a federal permitting

Nationwide Permits

To view or download Nationwide Permits from the US Army Corps of Engineers website, click here.

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Nationwide
Permit		General CertificationEffective DateDescription
NW 1see note A       -Aids to navigation
NW 2see note A       -Structures in artificial canals
NW 342392/25/2022Maintenance
NW 442402/25/2022Fish and wildlife harvesting, enhancement and attraction devices and activities
NW 542412/25/2022Scientific measurement devices
NW 642422/25/2022Survey activities
NW 742432/25/2022Outfall structures and associated intake structures
NW 8see note B       -Oil and gas structures on the outer continental shelf
NW 9see note B       -Structures in fleeting and anchorage areas
NW 10see note A       -Mooring buoys
NW 11see note A       -Temporary recreational structures
NW 12 (see also new NW 57 & 58)42443/15/2021Utility line activities
NW 1342452/25/2022Bank stabilization
NW 1442462/25/2022Linear transportation projects
NW 1542472/25/2022U.S. Coast Guard approved bridges
NW 1642482/25/2022Return water from upland contained disposal areas
NW 17see note B       -Hydropower projects
NW 1842492/25/2022Minor discharges
NW 1942502/25/2022Minor dredging
NW 2042512/25/2022Oil spill cleanup
NW 21see note A       -Surface coal mining operations
NW 2242522/25/2022Removal of vessels
NW 2342532/25/2022Approved categorical exclusions
NW 24see note A       -Indian Tribe or State administered Section 404 programs
NW 2542542/25/2022Structural discharges
NW 26N/A       -[Reserved] (Expired - previously above headwaters)
NW 2742552/25/2022Aquatic habitat restoration, establishment and enhancement activities
NW 28see note A       -Modifications to existing marinas
NW 2942563/15/2021Residential development
NW 3042572/25/2022Moist soil management for wildlife
NW 3142582/25/2022Maintenance of existing flood control facilities
NW 3242592/25/2022Completed enforcement actions
NW 3342602/25/2022Temporary construction, access and dewatering
NW 34see note B       -Cranberry production activities
NW 3542802/25/2022Maintenance dredging of existing basins
NW 3642612/25/2022Boat ramps
NW 3742622/25/2022Emergency watershed protection and rehabilitation
NW 38see note B       -Cleanup of hazardous and toxic waste
NW 3942633/15/2021Commercial and institutional developments
NW 4042643/15/2021Agricultural activities
NW 4142652/25/2022Reshaping existing drainage ditches
NW 4242663/15/2021Recreational facilities
NW 43see note A       -Stormwater management facilities
NW 4442673/15/2021Mining activities
NW 4542682/25/2022Repair of uplands damaged by discrete events
NW 4642692/25/2022Discharges in ditches
NW 47N/A       -NWP not in use. (Previously pipeline safety program designated time sensitive inspections and repairs)
NW 4842703/15/2021Existing commercial shellfish aquaculture activities
NW 49see note B       -Coal remining activities
NW 50see note A       -Underground coal mining activities
NW 5142713/15/2021Land based renewable energy generation facilities
NW 5242723/15/2021Water based renewable energy generation pilot projects
NW 5342732/25/2022Low head dam removal
NW 5442742/25/2022Living shorelines
NW 55see note A       -Seaweed mariculture activities
NW 56see note A       -Finfish mariculture activities
NW 57 (formerly covered by NW12)42753/15/2021Electric utility line and telecommunications activities
NW 58 (formerly covered by NW12)42763/15/2021Utility line activities for water and other substances
NW 5942772/25/2022Water reclamation and reuse facilities

 

Regional General Permits

To view or download Regional General Permits from the US Army Corps of Engineers website, click here.

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Regional General 
Permit		General Certification (Effective 1/4/2022)Description
1982000304502Work in waters of lakes and reservoirs
1982000314135NCDOT Widening Projects - Merger
1980000484500Emergency activities on ocean beaches
2019023504135NCDOT Bridges, Road Widenings and Interchanges
1978000564497Piers, docks and boathouses
1982000794503U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs
1978000804498Bulkheads and riprap
1978001254499Boat ramps & associated piers, docks and structures
1985001944505Artificial reefs
1982002774504Manmade basin and canals
1980002914501Issued to the NC Division of Coastal management - CAMA permits
1992002974506Firefighting and Fire Suppression on State and Federal Property
1996028784507Dredge and discharge into federally authorized navigational channels
201600163 4508CSWS Stormwater Projects
2018015364175Marsh sills within the 20 coastal counties

 

Other Permits

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Nationwide or 
Regional General 
Permit		General Certification (Effective December 1, 2017)Description
        -4149Underwater archaeological work
        -4150Coastal dune and shoreline stabilization
        -4151USACE dredging activities involving bank disposal of dredged material in the Cape Fear River
        -4152USACE dredging activities involving control of effluent disposal of dredged material in existing dredge maintenance sites within NC
        -4153Emergency dredging
        -4154Excavation and discharge of dredged materials associated with recreational placer mining activities in navigable waters and waters of the US; Within known gold belts in the State of North Carolina
        -4155USACE Individual, Nationwide or Regional General Permits for drought-related impacts on streams and wetlands
        -3925 (Effective 06/18/12)Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Vessel General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of Vessels (VGP) and the proposed NPDES Small Vessel General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of Vessels less than 79 Feet (sVGP)

 Notes:

  A: 401 Water Quality Certification not required

  B: General 401 Water Quality Certification not applicable; an Individual 401 Water Quality Certification required, along with Public Notice.  Neuse, Tar-Pamlico, Randleman, Goose Creek, Jordan or other Buffer Rules in effect are applicable to all projects, and require written concurrence for buffer and/or stream or wetland impacts, whether or not the Buffer Rules are explicitly stated in the General Certification, and whether or not the 401 impact requires written concurrence.

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Expired General Certifications and Expired Isolated and Other Non-404 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters Permits, click here.