The Trouble with Assumptions: An Analysis of the Ongoing Struggles with §404 Assumption

The Clean Water Act's §404 allows states to assume control of wetland dredge-and-fill permitting from the Federal Government. However, since the bill was passed in the 1970's, only two states have successfully assumed control of the permitting program. Each state that has looked into assum...

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Main Author: Carlos, Aileen
Other Authors: Reynolds, Jennifer
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18546
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spelling ndltd-uoregon.edu-oai-scholarsbank.uoregon.edu-1794-185462018-12-20T05:48:17Z The Trouble with Assumptions: An Analysis of the Ongoing Struggles with §404 Assumption Carlos, Aileen Reynolds, Jennifer Assumption Clean Water Act Water Resources The Clean Water Act's §404 allows states to assume control of wetland dredge-and-fill permitting from the Federal Government. However, since the bill was passed in the 1970's, only two states have successfully assumed control of the permitting program. Each state that has looked into assumption has run into barriers, issues, and problems that have prevented them from successfully assuming the program. I interviewed people involved with assumption at different levels of involvement, and this thesis seeks to provide a conflict management design system that will help states overcome some of the most pernicious issues. 2014-10-17T16:16:56Z 2014-10-17T16:16:56Z 2014-10-17 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18546 en_US All Rights Reserved. University of Oregon
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Clean Water Act
Water Resources
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Clean Water Act
Water Resources
Carlos, Aileen
The Trouble with Assumptions: An Analysis of the Ongoing Struggles with §404 Assumption
description The Clean Water Act's §404 allows states to assume control of wetland dredge-and-fill permitting from the Federal Government. However, since the bill was passed in the 1970's, only two states have successfully assumed control of the permitting program. Each state that has looked into assumption has run into barriers, issues, and problems that have prevented them from successfully assuming the program. I interviewed people involved with assumption at different levels of involvement, and this thesis seeks to provide a conflict management design system that will help states overcome some of the most pernicious issues.
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title The Trouble with Assumptions: An Analysis of the Ongoing Struggles with §404 Assumption
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