Conditional permit under Sec. 404

Description

On March 1, 2013, the Corps of Engineers granted a of the federal Clean Water Act relating to the impacts of the project on wetlands. One major condition of this permit has now been met — the Sec. 401 water quality certification from the IEPA. The remaining major condition is the permission by the Corps of Engineers to make alterations to the Federal levee under the authority of Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 408).