Water Quality Certification Status on Tribal Lands in the State of California

Nationwide Permit Number
(2021 NWPs in bold)
Version Expiration date* Regional Conditions Big Pine Paiute Bishop Paiute Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Morongo Band of Mission Indians Pala Tribe Rincon Band of Mission Indians Twenty-nine Palms Band of Mission Indians USEPA (all other tribal lands in CA)
NWP 1
Aids to Navigation
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 2
Structures in Artificial Canals
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 3
Maintenance
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 4
Fish & Wildlife Activities
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 5
Scientific Measuring Devices
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 6
Survey Activities
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 7
Outfall/Intake Structures
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 8
Oil/Gas Structures on the OCS
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 9
Structures in Fleeting/Anchorage Areas
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 10
Mooring Buoys
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 11
Temporary Recreational Structures
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 12***
Oil/Gas Utility Lines
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Not certified Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 13
Bank Stabilization
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 14
Road Crossings
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 15
USCG Approved Bridges
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 16
Return Water from Upland Disposal
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 17
Hydropower Projects
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 18
Minor Discharges
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 19
Minor Dredging
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 20
Oil/HazMat Response Activities
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 21
Surface Coal Mining
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 22
Removal of Vessels
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 23
Approved Categorical Exclusions
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 24
Tribal/State Admin. 404 Program
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 25
Structural Discharges
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 26 (reserved)
NWP 27
Aquatic Habitat Restoration
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 28
Modification of Existing Marinas
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 29
Residential Developments
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 30
Moist Soil Management for Wildlife
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 31
Maintenance of Flood Control Facilities
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 32
Completed Enforcement Actions
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 33
Temporary Construction, Access, and Dewatering
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 34
Cranberry Production Activities
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 35
Maintenance Dredging of Existing Basins
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 36
Boat Ramps
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 37
Emergency Watershed Protection and Rehabilitation
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 38
Cleanup of Hazardous and Toxic Waste
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 39
Commercial and Industrial Developments
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 40
Agricultural Activities
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 41
Reshaping Existing Drainage Ditches
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 42
Recreational Facilities
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 43
Stormwater Management Facilities
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 44
Mining Activities
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 45
Repair of Uplands Damaged by Discrete Events
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 46
Discharges in Ditches
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 47 (reserved)
NWP 48
Shellfish Mariculture
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 49
Coal Remining Activities
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 50
Underground Coal Mining
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 51
Land-Based Renewable Energy Generation Facilities
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 52
Water-Based Renewable Energy Generation Facilities
2017 3/14/21* 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 53
Removal of Low-Head Dams
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 54
Living Shorelines
2017 3/18/22 2017 RCs Not certified Not certified See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA See USEPA Not certified Certified subject to conditions
NWP 55
Seaweed Mariculture Activities
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 56
Finfish Mariculture Activities
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Certified subject to conditions Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 57
Electric Utility and Telecommunication Activities
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Not certified Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified
NWP 58
Water/Other Substance Utility Lines
2021 3/14/26 2021 RCs (CA) /
2021 RCs (AZ)
Not certified Not certified Waived Not certified Certified subject to conditions Not certified Not certified Not certified

* Activities previously authorized under one of the 12 NWPs that have been reissued in 2021 will continue to be authorized until March 18, 2022 provided they meet the terms and conditions of the new NWP and any applicable regional conditions.   If under construction or under contract to construct by this date, these activities would be grandfathered for an additional 12 months.  Previously authorized activities that do not qualify under any of the 12 reissued NWPs must be under construction or under contract to construct prior to March 15, 2021 in order to be grandfathered.  Previously authorized activities that do not meet either circumstance must be reauthorized.

** Activities on tribal lands must be certified by EPA or individual tribes with certifying authority granted by EPA.  Refer to the tribal certification information provided on our website for additional information.

*** Non-oil and gas utility lines previously authorized under NWP 12 must be under construction or under contract to construct in order to be grandfathered.  Such utility line activities that are unable to meet this grandfathering provision may qualify for reauthorization under NWP 57 (electrical/telecom) or NWP 58 (water or other substances).