General Questions and Inquiries about Regulatory Program and 408 Program?
Fill out this Permitting Inquiries Checklist and email it to SPLPermitInquiries@usace.army.mil. Please include your project name or property address in the subject line of the email (Example email subject: Permit Inquiry: Shoemaker Bridge repairs over San Gabriel River (FCDP202400153A)).
NOTE: If you have a question about whether your project would be located in a Section 408 facility, please contact your County Flood Control District encroachment permits department first. They may be able to respond more promptly.
Regulatory Points of Contact:
Veronica Li, Senior Project Manager
Contact Information: SPLPermitInquiries@usace.army.mil
Note: You may need both a Regulatory permit and Section 408 permission.
Regulatory Permits
The Regulatory Program administers and enforces Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899; Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended; and Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, a Corps permit is required for work or structures in, over, under, or affecting navigable waters of the United States. Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, a Corps permit is required for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. Many water bodies and wetlands in the nation are waters of the United States and are subject to the Corps' Section 404 regulatory authority. Under Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, the Corps regulates the transport and disposal of dredged material at designated ocean sites.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has permitting authority over activities affecting waters of the United States. Waters of the United States include surface waters such as navigable waters and their tributaries, all interstate waters and their tributaries, natural lakes, all wetlands adjacent to other waters, and all impoundments of these waters.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has permitting authority over activities affecting waters of the United States. Waters of the United States include surface waters such as navigable waters and their tributaries, all interstate waters and their tributaries, natural lakes, all wetlands adjacent to other waters, and all impoundments of these waters.
For more information on the Regulatory Mission, jurisdictional delineations, and to begin the application process for a Section 10/404/103 permit, visit our
Regulatory webpage.
Section 408 Permissions
Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, as amended and codified at 33 USC 408 (Section 408), authorizes the Secretary of the Army, on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), to grant permission for the alteration or occupation or use of a USACE civil works project if the Secretary determines that the activity will not be injurious to the public interest and will not impair the usefulness of the project. Below is a list of the Corps Projects which may require Section 408 permission for alteration or occupation or use. Not all segments were built by the Corps. Please check with the local flood control district or public works agency to confirm.
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Corps Projects Listing:
For more information and to begin the application process for a Section 408 permission, visit our
Section 408 webpage.