[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR328.5]

[Page 457]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 328--DEFINITION OF WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 328.5  Changes in limits of waters of the United States.

    Permanent changes of the shoreline configuration result in similar 
alterations of the boundaries of waters of the United States. Gradual 
changes which are due to natural causes and are perceptible only over 
some period of time constitute changes in the bed of a waterway which 
also change the boundaries of the waters of the United States. For 
example, changing sea levels or subsidence of land may cause some areas 
to become waters of the United States while siltation or a change in 
drainage may remove an area from waters of the United States. Man-made 
changes may affect the limits of waters of the United States; however, 
permanent changes should not be presumed until the particular 
circumstances have been examined and verified by the district engineer. 
Verification of changes to the lateral limits of jurisdiction may be 
obtained from the district engineer.