“Section 404 CWA Assumption by State of Florida. The good news is that there are no permit fees! There are some other changes that may affect you and ESI is here to answer your questions.”

New rule making is underway for the ACOE Federal Section 404 Dredge and Fill Permitting Program and ESI can offer you updates and guidance. There will be some changes to the process to obtain Federal Section 404 permits in Florida. The major being that the FDEP will be assuming all section 404 permitting from the ACOE. The objective of this assumption is to streamline the permitting process increase timeliness and improve consistency during the 404 processes. Current estimates are that this new program will be rolled out late this year. There are both known and unknown ramifications of this new assumption. However, we wanted to share with you some specific highlights of the new program, and invite you to visit our office for a lunch and learn do provide you with more detail of the rule change to provide insight and recommendations for you regarding your current and future development projects.