2026 NWP Reissuance (AR) - Final

• NWP 1 – Aids to Navigation
• NWP 2 – Structures in Artificial Canals
• NWP 3 – Maintenance
• NWP 4 – Fish and Wildlife Harvesting, Enhancement, and Attraction Devices and Activities
• NWP 5 – Scientific Measurement Devices
• NWP 6 – Survey Activities
• NWP 7 – Outfall Structures and Associated Intake Structures
• NWP 8 – Oil and Gas Structures on the Outer Continental Shelf
• NWP 9 – Structures in Fleeting and Anchorage Areas
• NWP 10 – Mooring Buoys
• NWP 11 – Temporary Recreational Structures
• NWP 12 – Oil or Natural Gas Pipeline Activities
• NWP 13 – Bank Stabilization
• NWP 14 – Linear Transportation Projects
• NWP 15 – U.S. Coast Guard Approved Bridges
• NWP 16 – Return Water From Upland Contained Disposal Areas
• NWP 17 – Hydropower Projects
• NWP 18 – Minor Discharges
• NWP 19 – Minor Dredging
• NWP 20 – Response Operations for Oil or Hazardous Substances
• NWP 21 – Surface Coal Mining Activities
• NWP 22 – Removal of Vessels
• NWP 23 – Approved Categorical Exclusions
• NWP 24 – Indian Tribe or State Administered Section 404 Programs
• NWP 25 – Structural Discharges
• NWP 27 – Aquatic Habitat Restoration, Establishment, and Enhancement Activities
• NWP 28 – Modifications of Existing Marinas
• NWP 29 – Residential Developments
• NWP 30 – Moist Soil Management for Wildlife
• NWP 31 – Maintenance of Existing Flood Control Facilities
• NWP 32 – Completed Enforcement Actions
• NWP 33 – Temporary Construction, Access, and Dewatering
• NWP 34 – Cranberry Production Activities
• NWP 35 – Maintenance Dredging of Existing Basins
• NWP 36 – Boat Ramps
• NWP 37 – Emergency Watershed Protection and Rehabilitation
• NWP 38 – Cleanup of Hazardous and Toxic Waste
• NWP 39 – Commercial and Institutional Developments
• NWP 40 – Agricultural Activities
• NWP 41 – Reshaping Existing Drainage Ditches
• NWP 42 – Recreational Facilities
• NWP 43 – Stormwater Management Facilities
• NWP 44 – Mining Activities
• NWP 45 – Repair of Uplands Damaged by Discrete Events
• NWP 46 – Discharges in Ditches
• NWP 48 – Commercial Shellfish Mariculture Activities
• NWP 49 – Coal Remining Activities
• NWP 50 – Underground Coal Mining Activities
• NWP 51 – Land-Based Renewable Energy Generation Facilities
• NWP 52 – Water-Based Renewable Energy Generation Pilot Projects
• NWP 53 – Removal of Low-Head Dams
• NWP 54 – Living Shorelines
• NWP 55 – Seaweed Mariculture Activities
• NWP 57 – Electric Utility Line and Telecommunications Activities
• NWP 58 – Utility Line Activities for Water and Other Substances
• NWP 59 – Water Reclamation and Reuse Facilities
• NWP 60 – Activities to Improve Passage of Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms 

The Corps has also issued final decision documents for the new and reissued NWPs. These final decision documents are available at www.regulations.gov at docket number COE-2025-0002. Furthermore, the national NWP decision documents have been supplemented by Division Engineers to address decisions concerning the addition of Regional General Conditions (RGC) to the NWPs.

With the publication of this notice, the Corps Southwestern Division Engineer has finalized the Corps Regional General Conditions (RGC) and Water Quality Certifications (WQC) issued by the State of Arkansas for these 57 NWPs. These RGCs and WQCs are designed to provide additional protection for the aquatic environment and ensure that the NWPs authorize only those activities that have no more than minimal adverse environmental effects. The RGCs and WQCs will also help protect high-value waters within the Little Rock, Memphis, and Vicksburg Districts within the State of Arkansas.

The January 8, 2026, Federal Register notice is available for viewing at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/08/2026-00121/reissuance-and-modification-of-nationwide-permits

As an alternative, interested parties can access the January 8, 2026, final rule and related documents at: https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Regulatory-Program-and-Permits/Nationwide-Permits/