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IDEM > Permitting > Water Permits > Section 401 Water Quality Certification Program > Section 401 WQC - Current Events Section 401 WQC - Current Events

July 11, 2008: The U.S. EPA. Region 5 has requested Water Quality Certification for two National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits. One general permit, titled General Permit for Discharges Incidental to the Normal Operation of Commercial and Large Recreational Vessels, would authorize discharges from or associated with the operation of commercial vessels and large recreational vessels. A second general permit, titled General Permit for Discharges Associated with Recreational Vessel, would authorize discharges from or associated with the operation of smaller recreational vessels. Both general permits were published in the federal register at 73 FR 34296. U.S. EPA has additional information available on their Web site. Please send any comments related to the effect of these permits on Indiana's water quality (physical, chemical and biological integrity) or suggestions for conditions limiting these effects to:

Section Chief, Wetlands & Storm Water Section
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
100 North Senate Avenue
MC 65-42 IGCN 1255
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251

December 21, 2007: Fact sheet released on regulation of culverts and other stream crossings.

November 29, 2007: IDEM has issued its Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Programmatic General Permit for Activities in Public Freshwater Lakes in Indiana. [PDF]

July 2, 2007: The department has modified its Water Quality Certification for the US Army Corps of Engineers' 2007 Nationwide Permits [PDF]. The substance of this modification was to clarify that the 300 linear foot limit applies to alterations of the channel bottom under the Regional General Permit and to alter the conditions on Nationwide Permit 3 to include authorization of the replacement of existing encapsulations with larger encapsulations.

April 24, 2007: The department has issued its Water Quality Certification for the US Army Corps of Engineers' 2007 Nationwide Permits [PDF].

October 14, 2005: The department will require an environmental notice rather than a deed restriction as a condition for Clean Water Act Section 401 State Water Quality Certification. See the Non-rule policy document: Water-006-NPD.

September 26, 2005: The Wetland Science Advisory Group sent its recommendation on Significant Hydrologic Function to Commissioner Thomas Easterly.

July 28, 2005: The Wetland Science Advisory Group sent its recommendations on Rare and Ecologically Important Wetland Types [DOC] and Critical Habitat [DOC] to Commissioner Thomas Easterly.

April 13, 2005: Prompted by a request from the Water Pollution Control Board, IDEM discussed mitigation compliance [PPT - 1.71 MB].