"Therefore, the Corps finds that the project, as currently proposed, cannot be permitted under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act." These are words every federal environmental permit applicant dreads. But when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conveys those words, it should rarely come as a surprise, particularly for complex permitting. By the end of any permit process, especially a complicated application such as a multistate pipeline, port improvement or large land development, the applicant has invariably been informed multiple times verbally and in writing that the application falls short of federal requirements.
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