This page contains information about the Regional General Permits (RGPs) for waters and wetlands of North Carolina, and the associated conditions established by the Wilmington District. These permits are reviewed, revised and reauthorized on a five year cycle. Most of the Wilmington District RGPs were reauthorized for use from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2036. However, RGP 198200031, RGP 201902350, and RGP 201801536, which are used for NCDOT projects and marsh sills, was revised and re-authorized in 2019 and 2020. The Wilmington District also supports a State Programmatic General Permit (PGP), developed in cooperation with the state, the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) permit program. This Regional General Permit, referred to as RGP 291, was one of the very first State Programmatic General Permits authorized in the US.  Although both Nationwide Permits and Regional General Permits are different types of general permits, the abbreviation "GP" is frequently used to denote the District authorized Regional General Permits (RGPs).

The current RGPs in the Wilmington District are linked below as PDF documents.

The expired 2011-2016 RGPs are linked here.

CURRENT REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS

• RGP197800056 Piers, Docks, Boathouses  
  TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR, CONSTRUCT AND INSTALL PIERS, DOCKS, BOATHOUSES AND BOAT SHELTERS, MOORING PILES, DOLPHINS, JETTIES, GROINS AND BREAKWATER STRUCTURES IN NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. DA File Ref: SAW-2016-00554
• RGP197800080 Bulkheads and Riprap   
  TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR, CONSTRUCT AND BACKFILL BULKHEADS AND RIPRAP STRUCTURES ALONG ERODING HIGHGROUND SHORELINES AND CONSTRUCT RIPRAP STRUCTURES TO PROTECT ERODING WETLAND SHORELINES IN NAVIGABLE WATERS AND WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. DA File ref: SAW-2016-00555
• RGP197800125 Boat Ramps & Associated Piers, Docks and Structures 
  TO MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND CONSTRUCT BOAT RAMPS AND ASSOCIATED PIERS, DOCKS AND MOORING PILES WITHIN NAVIGABLE WATERS AND WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. DA File Ref: SAW-2016-00556
• RGP198000048 Emergency Activities on Ocean Beaches    
  TO AUTHORIZE EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION OF PRIMARY DUNES AND ANY ASSOCIATED EXCAVATION WATERWARD OF THE MEAN HIGH WATER (MHW) ELEVATION CONTOUR ON ATLANTIC OCEAN SHORELINES WITHIN NORTH CAROLINA, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE EMERGENCY PLACEMENT OF SANDBAGS AND ANY ASSOCIATED EXCAVATION NECESSARY TO FILL SANDBAGS WATERWARD OF THE MEAN HIGH WATER (MHW) ELEVATION CONTOUR ON ATLANTIC OCEAN SHORELINES WITHIN NORTH CAROLINA. DA File SAW-2016-00557
• PGP198000291 CAMA (NC Coastal Area Management Act)
  TO AUTHORIZE THOSE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE 20 COASTAL COUNTIES RECEIVING PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE FORM OF A COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT ACT (CAMA) PERMIT, AND/OR A STATE DREDGE AND FILL PERMIT, AND IF REQUIRED, A WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION, THAT ARE OTHERWISE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION IN THE FORM OF A NATIONWIDE PERMIT OR ANOTHER REGIONAL GENERAL PERMIT. DA File SAW-2016-00560
• RGP198200030 Work in Waters of Lakes and Reservoirs
  TO AUTHORIZE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN LAKES AND RESERVOIRS OWNED, OPERATED AND/OR REGULATED BY PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES, THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA), AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. DA File SAW-2016-00561
• RGP198200079 Work in Corps Reservoirs
  TO AUTHORIZE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE LAKES AND RESERVOIRS OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY THE WILMINGTON AND NORFOLK DISTRICTS, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WITHIN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA, RESPECTIVELY. THESE INCLUDE JOHN H. KERR RESERVOIR, FALLS LAKE, B. EVERETT JORDAN LAKE, W. KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR, AND PHILPOTT LAKE. DA File SAW-2016-00562
• RGP198200277 Work in Manmade Basins and Canals  and Maintenance Dredging 
  TO AUTHORIZE WITHIN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, THE DREDGING AND THE DISCHARGE OF DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION, BACKFILLING AND MAINTENANCE OF BULKHEADS AND RIPRAP WITHIN MANMADE BASINS AND CANALS LOCATED ENTIRELY IN UPLANDS AND TO AUTHORIZE MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF DITCHES, BASINS, CANALS AND CHANNELS IN OPEN WATER AREAS, WHERE ALL EXCAVATED MATERIAL IS PLACED AND RETAINED ENTIRELY ON HIGH GROUND. DA File SAW-2016-00558
• RGP198500194 Artificial Reefs  
  TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ARTIFICIAL REEFS AND FISH ATTRACTORS IN COASTAL AND OFFSHORE WATERS, AS PART OF WORK CONDUCTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES (NCDMF), WITHIN ALL WATERS SUBJECT TO THE REGULATORY JURISDICTION OF THE WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS. DA File SAW-2016-00564
• RGP199200297 Firefighting and Training  
  TO AUTHORIZE THE DISCHARGE OF DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL WITHIN NON-TIDAL WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATED WITH FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WILDFIRE CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION. DA File SAW-2016-00563
• RGP199602878 Dredge and Discharge into Federally Authorized Navigational Channels 
  TO AUTHORIZE MAINTENANCE DREDGING WITHIN FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED NAVIGATION CHANNELS AND THE DISCHARGE OF EXCAVATED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL WITHIN FEDERALLY APPROVED CONFINED UPLAND DISPOSAL AREAS OR, IN THE CASE OF BEACH QUALITY SAND, FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED BEACH RETENTION AREAS OR FEDERALLY AUTHORIZED BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT AREAS IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. DA File SAW-2016-00559
• RGP201600163 Charlotte Storm Water Services - Stormwater Drainage and Flood Reduction Projects
• RGP201902350 NCDOT Bridges, Road Widenings and Interchanges
   
• RGP198200031 NCDOT Widening Projects - Merger
   
• RGP201801536 Marsh Sills