[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR230.77]



[Page 276-277]

 

                   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



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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.