The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District's Regulatory office is to protect the Nation’s aquatic resources and navigation capacity, while allowing reasonable development through fair, flexible and balanced decisions.

 

The New York District Regulatory Division has jurisdiction over waters of the U.S. that are distributed across the states of New York and New Jersey. 

 

The USACE Regulatory Program administers Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, and Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), regulating activities that may impact wetlands and waters of the United States.

Last year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers introduced its new Regulatory Request System (RRS), an online application portal that allows the public to submit permit applications and other information when requesting permission to dredge, fill or conduct activities in jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the U.S.

 

RRS is accessible at https://rrs.usace.army.mil/rrs.

 

RRS users can submit individual permit applications, general permit pre-construction notifications, jurisdictional determination requests, and other information needed during the permit evaluation process using easy-to-follow online submission forms. Applicants can also track the status of their requests using a user-friendly dashboard. 

 

RRS benefits the applicant by eliminating the burden associated with the preparation and mailing of paper applications. It also reduces some of the effort associated with processing applications and data entry making the permitting process more efficient. For more information on the benefits of RRS, watch this video or read this PowerPoint presentation.

 

For more information on the USACE Regulatory Program visit https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Regulatory-Program-and-Permits/.

 

For further details or to provide feedback about the RRS, please contact USACE at rrs@usace.army.mil.