re: Anyone deal with wetlands on their property?

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Serious note, you don't deal with the Corps when it comes to wetlands. It's the EPA you need to deal with.

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Just one of the many examples in this thread of how little people know about this shite.

OP, a word of advice--don't take advice on regulatory matters from anonymous jackasses on the internet. Half of the shite in this thread is wrong.

Now, take everything after this for what it is (advice from an internet jackass who worked on Section 404 permits for developers for two and a half years).

The Corps and EPA regulate wetlands, but you deal with the Corps for Section 404 permits.

Although you are not in LA, the guy claiming that you deal with DNR and not the Corps is wrong. The DNR is only involved in permits in the Coastal Zone.

Also, if you are only dealing with a property that is 1.62 acres, and the wetlands are a small portion, you may be able to clear those wetlands under a Nationwide Permit. Depending on the extent (typically less than half an acre), you can do the work without going through the drawn out permitting process. However, the NWP may require mitigation if impacts are over a tenth of an acre (this may vary), and in some places, you have to notify the Corps that you will be operating under an NWP.