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General Certifications Tables

Below you will find tables containing General Certifications that Correspond to US Army Corps of Engineers Permit types. These permit types include Isolated and Non-404 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Water Permits, Nationwide Permits, Regional General permits, and Other Permits

Nationwide Permits Table

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To view or download Nationwide Permits from the US Army Corps of Engineers, please visit the US Army Corps of Engineers Website.

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Nationwide Permit 

 

General CertificationEffective DateDescription
NW 1*see note A     -Aids to navigation
NW 2*see note A    -Structures in artificial canals
NW 385623/15/2026Maintenance
NW 485633/15/2026Fish and wildlife harvesting, enhancement and attraction devices and activities
NW 585643/15/2026Scientific measurement devices
NW 685653/15/2026Survey activities
NW 785663/15/2026Outfall structures and associated intake structures
NW 8**see note B    -Oil and gas structures on the outer continental shelf
NW 9**see note B    -Structures in fleeting and anchorage areas
NW 10*see note A    -Mooring buoys
NW 11*see note A    -Temporary recreational structures
NW 12 85673/15/2026Utility line activities
NW 1385683/15/2026Bank stabilization
NW 1485693/15/2026Linear transportation projects
NW 1585703/15/2026U.S. Coast Guard approved bridges
NW 1685713/15/2026Return water from upland contained disposal areas
NW 17**see note B    -Hydropower projects
NW 1885723/15/2026Minor discharges
NW 1985733/15/2026Minor dredging
NW 2085743/15/2026Oil spill cleanup
NW 21*see note A    -Surface coal mining operations
NW 2285753/15/2026Removal of vessels
NW 2385763/15/2026Approved categorical exclusions
NW 24*see note A    -Indian Tribe or State administered Section 404 programs
NW 2585773/15/2026Structural discharges
NW 2785783/15/2026Aquatic habitat restoration, establishment and enhancement activities
NW 28*see note A    -Modifications to existing marinas
NW 2985793/15/2026Residential development
NW 3085803/15/2026Moist soil management for wildlife
NW 3185813/15/2026Maintenance of existing flood control facilities
NW 3285823/15/2026Completed enforcement actions
NW 3385833/15/2026Temporary construction, access and dewatering
NW 34**see note B    -Cranberry production activities
NW 3585843/15/2026Maintenance dredging of existing basins
NW 3685853/15/2026Boat ramps
NW 3785863/15/2026Emergency watershed protection and rehabilitation
NW 38**see note B    -Cleanup of hazardous and toxic waste
NW 3985873/15/2026Commercial and institutional developments
NW 4085883/15/2026Agricultural activities
NW 4185893/15/2026Reshaping existing drainage ditches
NW 4285903/15/2026Recreational facilities
NW 43*see note A    -Stormwater management facilities
NW 4485913/15/2026Mining activities
NW 4585923/15/2026Repair of uplands damaged by discrete events
NW 4686013/15/2026Discharges in ditches
NW 4885933/15/2026Existing commercial shellfish aquaculture activities
NW 49**see note B    -Coal remining activities
NW 50*see note A    -Underground coal mining activities
NW 5185943/15/2026Land based renewable energy generation facilities
NW 5285953/15/2026Water based renewable energy generation pilot projects
NW 5385963/15/2026Low head dam removal
NW 5485973/15/2026Living shorelines
NW 55*see note A    -Seaweed mariculture activities
NW 57 85983/15/2026Electric utility line and telecommunications activities
NW 58 85993/15/2026Utility line activities for water and other substances
NW 5986003/15/2026Water reclamation and reuse facilities
NW 6086023/15/2026Improve passage of fish and other aquatic organisms

 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. 

Expired General Certifications and Expired Isolated and Other Non-404 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters Permits

 

 

Regional General Permits Table

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To view or download Regional General Permits from the US Army Corps of Engineers, please visit the US Army Cops of Engineers website.

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Regional General 
Permit		General Certification (Effective 1/4/2022)Description
1982000304502Work in waters of lakes and reservoirs
1982000317678             *New Effective Date 5/26/2025NCDOT Widening Projects - Merger
1980000484500Emergency activities on ocean beaches
2019023507679            *New Effective Date 5/26/2025NCDOT Bridges, Road Widenings and Interchanges
1978000567468             *New Effective Date 1/21/2025Piers, docks and boathouses
1982000794503U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs
1978000807469             *New Effective Date 1/21/2025Bulkheads and riprap
1978001257470             *New Effective Date 1/21/2025Boat ramps & associated piers, docks and structures
1985001944505Artificial reefs
1982002777471             *New Effective Date 1/21/2025Manmade 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
2016001634508CSWS Stormwater Projects
2018015367701       *New Effective Date Marsh sills within the 20 coastal counties

 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. 

Expired General Certifications and Expired Isolated and Other Non-404 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters Permits

 

Other Permits

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Nationwide or 
Regional General 
Permit		General Certification (Effective December 1, 2017)Description
 IWGP100000Impacts to isolated wetlands and waters

RGP930

26a

GC 4989Floating Cabins located on TVA managed reservoirs in NC subject to 26a federal permitting
       -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.  

Expired General Certifications and Expired Isolated and Other Non-404 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters Permits

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