The Nationwide Permits (NWPs)  

The following is a list of the current nationwide permits with applicable conditions. Select any title to view the text of the entire permit. Each permit includes the applicable legal authority (Section 404 and/or Section 10), a description of the authorized activities, PCN requirements (if any), and other important restrictions and conditions. To use any of these permits, the person responsible for conducting the work must comply with all terms and conditions of the permit, including those pertinent to federally listed threatened and endangered species (general condition 18) and historic properties (general condition 20). Note: Regional Conditions apply to the use of Nationwide Permits within the Fort Worth District in Texas and Louisiana.

1. Aids to Navigation 
2. Structures in Artificial Canals 
3. Maintenance 
4. Fish and Wildlife Harvesting, Enhancement, and Attraction Devices and Activities 
5. Scientific Measurement Devices 
6. Survey Activities 
7. Outfall Structures and Associated Intake Structures 
8. Oil and Gas Structures on the Outer Continental Shelf 
9. Structures in Fleeting and Anchorage Areas 
10. Mooring Buoys 
11. Temporary Recreational Structures 
12. Oil or Natural Gas Pipeline Activities 
13. Bank Stabilization 
14. Linear Transportation Projects 
15. U. S. Coast Guard Approved Bridges 
16. Return Water from Upland Contained Disposal Areas 
17. Hydropower Projects 
18. Minor Discharges 
19. Minor Dredging 
20. Response Operations for Oil and Hazardous Substances 
21. Surface Coal Mining Activities 
22. Removal of Vessels 
23. Approved Categorical Exclusions 
24. Indian Tribe or State Administered Section 404 Programs 
25. Structural Discharges
26. [Reserved]
27. Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Establishment, and Enhancement Activities 
28. Modifications of Existing Marinas 
29. Residential Developments 
30. Moist Soil Management for Wildlife 
31. Maintenance of Existing Flood Control Facilities
32. Completed Enforcement Actions 
33. Temporary Construction, Access and Dewatering 
34. Cranberry Production Activities
35. Maintenance Dredging of Existing Basins 
36. Boat Ramps 
37. Emergency Watershed Protection and Rehabilitation 
38. Cleanup of Hazardous and Toxic Waste 
39. Commercial and Institutional Developments 
40. Agricultural Activities 
41. Reshaping Existing Drainage Ditches 
42. Recreational Facilities 
43. Stormwater Management Facilities 
44. Mining Activities 
45. Repair of Uplands Damaged by Discrete Events 
46. Discharges in Ditches 
47. [Reserved]
48. Commercial Shellfish Mariculture Activities 
49. Coal Remining Activities 
50. Underground Coal Mining Activities 
51. Land-Based Renewable Energy Generation Facilities 
52. Water-Based Renewable Energy Generation Pilot Projects 
53. Removal of Low-Head Dams 
54. Living Shorelines 
55. Seaweed Mariculture Activities 
56. [Reserved]
57. Electric Utility Line and Telecommunications Activities 
58. Utility Line Activities for Water and Other Substances 
59. Water Reclamation and Reuse Facilities
60. Activities to Improve Passage of Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms

NOTE: Every permittee who has received Nationwide Permit verification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must submit a signed compliance certification form regarding the completed work and any required mitigation.