&EPA
   United States
   Environmental Protection
   Agency
    June 2009
Aquatic Re
Team
  Aquatic Resource

         Facts

     for Region 3

   There are more than
   3.7 million acres of
   wetlands
   Over 202,000 miles
   of streams
   52% of total stream
   miles are headwater
   streams, equaling
   106,000 miles
   Roughly 3 million
   people receive
   drinking water
   through intakes
   located on small or
   unmapped streams
 Example of wetland resources in
 Region 3
                    Office of Environmental Programs
              Environmental Assessment & Innovation Division
                     EPA Region 3, Philadelphia, PA
        The objective of the Region 3 Aquatic Resources
        Permitting Team is to uphold the goal of the Clean
        Water Act to maintain and enhance the biological,
        chemical and physical attributes of the nation's
        waters within the Region. This is achieved by
        protecting, preserving and enhancing the aquatic
        resources within the five states of the Region and by
        working with our partners in the Army Corps of
        Engineers, states, and other federal agencies.
                     Permitting Team Duties

           Evaluate permit applications to ensure compliance with
           the §404(b)(1) Guidelines.
           Determine scope of geographic jurisdiction and
           applicability of exemptions.
           Review and comment on individual permit applications.
           Elevate cases through §404(q) or veto proposed projects
           through § 404(c).
           Determine boundaries of federally regulated aquatic
           resources.
           Participate  in  Interagency Review Teams for mitigation
           banks.
        http://www.epa.gov/reg3esdl/wetlands/permits.htm

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