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A jurisdictional determination is a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers as to whether areas on your property are regulated under federal statutes. A federally-regulated wetland, lake, pond or stream is called a "waters of the U.S."

Determinations of Jurisdiction for the Chicago District Regulatory Branch. A jurisdictional determination is a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers as to whether areas on your property are regulated under federal statutes. A federally-regulated wetland, lake, pond or stream is called a "waters of the U.S."

A Jurisdictional Determination (JD) is a two step process of 1) identifying and locating aquatic resources (including wetlands) on a property, which is referred to as a Delineation, and 2) determining whether those areas are regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or ...

The Corps issues its decisions by way of both Preliminary Jurisdictional Determinations (“PJDs”), which are only advisory and not binding upon the agency, and Approved Jurisdictional Determinations (“AJDs”), which are final and can be relied upon for permitting purposes.

Tributary: the term tributary means a river, stream, or similar naturally occurring surface water channel that contributes surface water flow to a water identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section in a typical year either directly or through one or more waters identified in paragraph (a)(2), (3), or (4) of this ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for protecting many of the nation's aquatic environments including oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, and wetlands. These areas are referred to by the Corps as waters of the United States.

The Corps issues its decisions by way of both Preliminary Jurisdictional Determinations (“PJDs”), which are only advisory and not binding upon the agency, and Approved Jurisdictional Determinations (“AJDs”), which are final and can be relied upon for permitting purposes.

APPROVED JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION (AJD): A process used by the Corps to make a definitive, official determination whether aquatic resources in the review area are or are not jurisdictional (33 CFR 331.2). The only USACE process for determining that an aquatic resource is NOT jurisdictional is an AJD.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction over two broad categories of water: navigable waters of the United States and waters of the United States. More information. Navigable waters of the United States are regulated under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.