Bridge, dock, cable or other work in navigable water: determine and file the required federal application
Classify the work, describe navigation effects, consult or publish when required and await approval before construction.
Landowner, municipal or environmental permission does not replace navigation review. Do not start a work requiring approval merely because an application was filed.
Confirm the scope
Describe the water, work, dimensions, location, schedule, construction, maintenance and current or reasonably foreseeable navigation.
Prepare the information
Check major or minor work classes, listed or unlisted waters and any statutory public-resolution process.
Complete the process
Prepare maps, coordinates, plans, method, marking, temporary and permanent effects, riparian owners and other permissions.
Keep follow-up records
File in the stated registry or portal, answer comments and retain the approval, conditions, notices and post-construction duties.
Apply to the Navigation Protection Program