33 CFR § 337.0 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s337.0"
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title: "33 CFR § 337.0 - Purpose."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "337.0"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
part_number: "337"
part_name: "PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1344; 33 U.S.C. 1413."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 14916, Apr. 26, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "337"
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# 337.0 Purpose.

The practices and procedures part of this regulation apply to all Corps operations and maintenance activities involving the discharge of dredged or fill material in waters of the U.S. and ocean waters and related activities of local interests accomplished to ensure continued functions of constructed Corps projects.