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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

Updated 

Nationwide Permit 

Effective 3/15/2026

General CertificationEffective Date

Updated

General Certification

Effective DateDescription
NW 1NW 1*see note A     -*see note A     -Aids to navigation
NW 2NW 2*see note A     -*see note A    -Structures in artificial canals
NW 3NW 374661/21/202585623/15/2026Maintenance
NW 4NW 442402/25/202285633/15/2026Fish and wildlife harvesting, enhancement and attraction devices and activities
NW 5NW 542412/25/202285643/15/2026Scientific measurement devices
NW 6NW 642422/25/202285653/15/2026Survey activities
NW 7NW 742432/25/202285663/15/2026Outfall structures and associated intake structures
NW 8NW 8**see note B     -**see note B    -Oil and gas structures on the outer continental shelf
NW 9NW 9**see note B     -**see note B    -Structures in fleeting and anchorage areas
NW 10NW 10*see note A     -*see note A    -Mooring buoys
NW 11NW 11*see note A     -*see note A    -Temporary recreational structures
NW 12 (see also new NW 57 & 58)NW 12 42443/15/202185673/15/2026Utility line activities
NW 13NW 1342452/25/202285683/15/2026Bank stabilization
NW 14NW 1442462/25/202285693/15/2026Linear transportation projects
NW 15NW 1542472/25/202285703/15/2026U.S. Coast Guard approved bridges
NW 16NW 1642482/25/202285713/15/2026Return water from upland contained disposal areas
NW 17NW 17**see note B     -**see note B    -Hydropower projects
NW 18NW 1842492/25/202285723/15/2026Minor discharges
NW 19NW 1942502/25/202285733/15/2026Minor dredging
NW 20NW 2042512/25/202285743/15/2026Oil spill cleanup
NW 21NW 21*see note A     -*see note A    -Surface coal mining operations
NW 22NW 2242522/25/202285753/15/2026Removal of vessels
NW 23NW 2342532/25/202285763/15/2026Approved categorical exclusions
NW 24NW 24*see note A     -*see note A    -Indian Tribe or State administered Section 404 programs
NW 25NW 2542542/25/202285773/15/2026Structural discharges
NW 27NW 2780517/17/202585783/15/2026Aquatic habitat restoration, establishment and enhancement activities
NW 28NW 28*see note A     -*see note A    -Modifications to existing marinas
NW 29NW 2942563/15/202185793/15/2026Residential development
NW 30NW 3042572/25/202285803/15/2026Moist soil management for wildlife
NW 31NW 3142582/25/202285813/15/2026Maintenance of existing flood control facilities
NW 32NW 3242592/25/202285823/15/2026Completed enforcement actions
NW 33NW 3342602/25/202285833/15/2026Temporary construction, access and dewatering
NW 34NW 34**see note B     -**see note B    -Cranberry production activities
NW 35NW 3574671/21/202585843/15/2026Maintenance dredging of existing basins
NW 36NW 3642612/25/202285853/15/2026Boat ramps
NW 37NW 3742622/25/202285863/15/2026Emergency watershed protection and rehabilitation
NW 38NW 38**see note B     -**see note B    -Cleanup of hazardous and toxic waste
NW 39NW 3942633/15/202185873/15/2026Commercial and institutional developments
NW 40NW 4042643/15/202185883/15/2026Agricultural activities
NW 41NW 4142652/25/202285893/15/2026Reshaping existing drainage ditches
NW 42NW 4242663/15/202185903/15/2026Recreational facilities
NW 43NW 43*see note A     -*see note A    -Stormwater management facilities
NW 44NW 4442673/15/202185913/15/2026Mining activities
NW 45NW 4542682/25/202285923/15/2026Repair of uplands damaged by discrete events
NW 46NW 4642692/25/202286013/15/2026Discharges in ditches
NW 48NW 4842703/15/202185933/15/2026Existing commercial shellfish aquaculture activities
NW 49NW 49**see note B     -**see note B    -Coal remining activities
NW 50NW 50*see note A     -*see note A    -Underground coal mining activities
NW 51NW 5142713/15/202185943/15/2026Land based renewable energy generation facilities
NW 52NW 5242723/15/202185953/15/2026Water based renewable energy generation pilot projects
NW 53NW 5342732/25/202285963/15/2026Low head dam removal
NW 54NW 5442742/25/202285973/15/2026Living shorelines
NW 55NW 55*see note A     -*see note A    -Seaweed mariculture activities
NW 56-*see note A     -*see note A    -Finfish mariculture activities
NW 57 (formerly covered by NW12)NW 57 42753/15/202185983/15/2026Electric utility line and telecommunications activities
NW 58 (formerly covered by NW12)NW 58 42763/15/202185993/15/2026Utility line activities for water and other substances
NW 59NW 5942772/25/202286003/15/2026Water reclamation and reuse facilities
-NW 60--86023/15/2026Improve 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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