33 C.F.R. § 321.2
Definitions
For the purpose of this regulation, the following terms are defined:
(a) The term navigable waters of the United States means those waters of the United States that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide shoreward to the mean high water mark and/or are presently used, or have been used in the past, or may be susceptible to use to transport interstate or foreign commerce. See 33 CFR part 329 for a more complete definition of this term.
(b) The term dike or dam means, for the purposes of section 9, any impoundment structure that completely spans a navigable water of the United States and that may obstruct interstate waterborne commerce. The term does not include a weir. Weirs are regulated pursuant to section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. (See 33 CFR part 322.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1978–2002 · leading case: United States v. RGM Corp., 222 F. Supp. 2d 780 (E.D. Va. 2002).
United States v. RGM Corp., 222 F. Supp. 2d 780 (E.D. Va. 2002). “120(d)(1) (1974), 33 C.F.R. 321.2(a) (1986). Both sets of regulations include the same conditions that must be met to be considered a navigable water: (1) Past, present, or potential presence of interstate or foreign commerce; (2) Physical capabilities for use by commerce as in…”
United States v. Newdunn Assocs., 195 F. Supp. 2d 751 (E.D. Va. 2002). “120(d)(1) (1974), 33 C.F.R. 321.2(a) (1986). Both sets of regulations include the same conditions that must be met to be considered a “navigable water.”
Leslie Salt Co. v. Froehlke, 578 F.2d 742 (9th Cir. 1978). “The equivalent of the regulation here cited is now found at 33 C.F.R. § 321.2 (a), under Part 321, “Permits for Dams and Dikes in Navigable Waters of the United States,” and at 33 C.”
Hart & Miller Islands Area Env't Grp., Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States Ex Rel. Burch, 459 F. Supp. 279 (D. Maryland 1978). “33 C.F.R. 321.2 *290 It is said by defendant Corps that the new regulation merely crystalizes what has been a uniform administrative practice; namedly, to treat structures which completely obstruct a waterway under Section 401 and all others under Section 403.”
Hart & Miller Islands Area Env't Grp., Inc., a Maryland Corp. Honorable Clarence Long, M.C. Honorable Norman R. Stone Maryland Wildlife Fed'n, Inc., a Maryland Corp. John Henderson Howard Sappington George Wohlleben Robert Scott Margaret Caldwell Charles Just. v. The Corps of Engineers of the United States Army Honorable Clifford L. Alexander, Sec'y of the Army Lt. Gen. John W. Morris, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Col. G. K. Withers, Dist. Eng'r, Baltimore Dist., United States Army Corps of Engineers, & State of Maryland, Ex Rel., Francis B. Burch, Attorney Gen., & S.S. Trade Ass'n of Baltimore, Inc., Intervening Hart & Miller Islands Area Env't Grp., Inc., a Maryland Corp. Honorable Clarence Long, M.C. Honorable Norman R. Stone Maryland Wildlife Fed'n, Inc., a Maryland Corp. John Henderson Howard Sappington George Wohlleben Robert Scott Margaret Caldwell Charles Just. v. The Corps of Engineers of the United States Army Honorable Clifford L. Alexander, Sec'y of the Army Lt. Gen. John W. Morris, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Col. G. K. Withers, Dist. Eng'r, Baltimore Dist., United States Army Corps of Engineers, & State of Maryland, Ex Rel., Francis B. Burch, Attorney Gen., Intervening & S.S. Trade Ass'n of Baltimore, Inc., Hart & Miller Islands Area Env't Grp., Inc., a Maryland Corp. Honorable Clarence Long, M.C. Honorable Norman R. Stone Maryland Wildlife Fed'n, Inc., a Maryland Corp. John Henderson Howard Sappington George Wohlleben Robert Scott Margaret Caldwell Charles Just. v. The Corps of Engineers of the United States Army Honorable Clifford L. Alexander, Sec'y of the Army Lt. Gen. John W. Morris, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Col. G. K. Withers, Dist. Eng'r, Baltimore Dist., United States Army Corps of Engineers, & State of Maryland, Ex Rel., Francis B. Burch, Attorney Gen., S.S. Trade Ass'n of Baltimore, Inc., Intervening, 621 F.2d 1281 (4th Cir. 1980). “32 33 C.F.R. 321.2(c), 42 Fed.Reg. 37139. While prior regulations contained no such explicit definition of dike, published regulations giving effect to the Corps' interpretation are found in the Code of Federal Regulations since its inception.”
Hart & Miller Islands Area Env't Grp., Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of United States Army, 621 F.2d 1281 (4th Cir. 1980). “33 C.F.R. 321.2(c), 42 Fed.Reg. 37139. While prior regulations contained no such explicit definition of dike, published regulations giving effect to the Corps’ interpretation are found in the Code of Federal Regulations since its inception.”
— 33 C.F.R. § 321.2(a) — 2 cases
United States v. RGM Corp., 222 F. Supp. 2d 780 (E.D. Va. 2002). “120(d)(1) (1974), 33 C.F.R. 321.2(a) (1986). Both sets of regulations include the same conditions that must be met to be considered a navigable water: (1) Past, present, or potential presence of interstate or foreign commerce; (2) Physical capabilities for use by commerce as in…”
United States v. Newdunn Assocs., 195 F. Supp. 2d 751 (E.D. Va. 2002). “120(d)(1) (1974), 33 C.F.R. 321.2(a) (1986). Both sets of regulations include the same conditions that must be met to be considered a “navigable water.”
— 33 C.F.R. § 321.2(c) — 2 cases
Hart & Miller Islands Area Env't Grp., Inc., a Maryland Corp. Honorable Clarence Long, M.C. Honorable Norman R. Stone Maryland Wildlife Fed'n, Inc., a Maryland Corp. John Henderson Howard Sappington George Wohlleben Robert Scott Margaret Caldwell Charles Just. v. The Corps of Engineers of the United States Army Honorable Clifford L. Alexander, Sec'y of the Army Lt. Gen. John W. Morris, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Col. G. K. Withers, Dist. Eng'r, Baltimore Dist., United States Army Corps of Engineers, & State of Maryland, Ex Rel., Francis B. Burch, Attorney Gen., & S.S. Trade Ass'n of Baltimore, Inc., Intervening Hart & Miller Islands Area Env't Grp., Inc., a Maryland Corp. Honorable Clarence Long, M.C. Honorable Norman R. Stone Maryland Wildlife Fed'n, Inc., a Maryland Corp. John Henderson Howard Sappington George Wohlleben Robert Scott Margaret Caldwell Charles Just. v. The Corps of Engineers of the United States Army Honorable Clifford L. Alexander, Sec'y of the Army Lt. Gen. John W. Morris, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Col. G. K. Withers, Dist. Eng'r, Baltimore Dist., United States Army Corps of Engineers, & State of Maryland, Ex Rel., Francis B. Burch, Attorney Gen., Intervening & S.S. Trade Ass'n of Baltimore, Inc., Hart & Miller Islands Area Env't Grp., Inc., a Maryland Corp. Honorable Clarence Long, M.C. Honorable Norman R. Stone Maryland Wildlife Fed'n, Inc., a Maryland Corp. John Henderson Howard Sappington George Wohlleben Robert Scott Margaret Caldwell Charles Just. v. The Corps of Engineers of the United States Army Honorable Clifford L. Alexander, Sec'y of the Army Lt. Gen. John W. Morris, Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Col. G. K. Withers, Dist. Eng'r, Baltimore Dist., United States Army Corps of Engineers, & State of Maryland, Ex Rel., Francis B. Burch, Attorney Gen., S.S. Trade Ass'n of Baltimore, Inc., Intervening, 621 F.2d 1281 (4th Cir. 1980). “32 33 C.F.R. 321.2(c), 42 Fed.Reg. 37139. While prior regulations contained no such explicit definition of dike, published regulations giving effect to the Corps' interpretation are found in the Code of Federal Regulations since its inception.”
Hart & Miller Islands Area Env't Grp., Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of United States Army, 621 F.2d 1281 (4th Cir. 1980). “33 C.F.R. 321.2(c), 42 Fed.Reg. 37139. While prior regulations contained no such explicit definition of dike, published regulations giving effect to the Corps’ interpretation are found in the Code of Federal Regulations since its inception.”
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