33 CFR § 325.9 - Authority to determine jurisdiction.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s325.9"
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title: "33 CFR § 325.9 - Authority to determine jurisdiction."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "325.9"
section_name: "Authority to determine jurisdiction."
chapter_name: "CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
part_number: "325"
part_name: "PROCESSING OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMITS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 33 U.S.C. 401  33 U.S.C. 1344; 33 U.S.C. 1413."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 41236, Nov. 13, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
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# 325.9 Authority to determine jurisdiction.

District engineers are authorized to determine the area defined by the terms “navigable waters of the United States” and “waters of the United States” except:

(a) When a determination of navigability is made pursuant to 33 CFR 329.14 (division engineers have this authority); or

(b) When EPA makes a section 404 jurisdiction determination under its authority.