FWC applying for Army Corps permit to restore 12 area lakes

Posted on March 11, 2015

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has applied for a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Jacksonville District) to conduct restoration activities on 12 lakes and water bodies in the FWC’s Northwest Region.

This permit is required pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. The request is part of an overall initiative in which the FWC is working with the corps to obtain permits for routine restoration work in 94 lakes and water bodies throughout Florida.

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