Section 502 (7)
of the EWPCA defines navigable waters as the waters of the United States.
The Coast Guard interpretation includes not only the traditionally
recognized navigable waters but all streams, creeks, lakes, playa lakes,
prairie potholes, wet meadows, mudflats, sandflats, and ponds connected
to the tributary system in a river basin.
What are the Certification
Requirements?
You must
us a Registered Professional Engineer. The PE must be registered in at
least one state and does not have to be registered in the State in which
the facility is located. The
PE should be familiar with the provisions of 40 DFR 112 and he or a
trained representative (see authorized field agents list for SPCC Plans, LLC) must have examined the facility.
