[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR230.77]

[Page 276]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 230_SECTION 404(b)(1) GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFICATION OF DISPOSAL 
SITES FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart H_Actions To Minimize Adverse Effects
 
Sec. 230.77  Other actions.

    (a) In the case of fills, controlling runoff and other discharges 
from activities to be conducted on the fill;
    (b) In the case of dams, designing water releases to accommodate the 
needs of fish and wildlife;
    (c) In dredging projects funded by Federal agencies other than the 
Corps of Engineers, maintain desired water quality of the return 
discharge through agreement with the Federal funding authority on 
scientifically defensible pollutant concentration levels in addition to 
any applicable water quality standards;
    (d) When a significant ecological change in the aquatic environment 
is proposed by the discharge of dredged or fill material, the permitting 
authority should consider the ecosystem that will be lost as well as the 
environmental benefits of the new system.