Landowners and contractors working in or near water

Where is the work in or near water?

Draft the Army Corps pre-construction notification (ENG Form 6082) for a dock, bank repair or small crossing. Wetlands and species checked. Free to read.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Every fact cites its source
WETLAND · 0.6 AC (NWI) CROSSING · 24 IN CULVERT HUC-12 180201250701

ePlan fills in

  • Wetlands
  • Streams and lakes
  • Listed species
  • Historic places
  • Flood zone

How it works

Nationwide permit pre-construction notification, from one answer

  1. Pin the site and say what you're building in the water.One answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
  2. ePlan picks the nationwide permit and maps wetlands, species and historic places.3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
  3. Read the notice free, then download it to sign and send to your Corps district.The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

Nationwide permit pre-construction notification and 2 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

Nationwide permit pre-construction notification (ENG Form 6082)

  1. Prospective permittee and agent
  2. Location and Corps district
  3. Nationwide permit(s) requested
  4. Project description, purpose and sketches
  5. Waters and wetlands delineated, with losses in acres and linear feet
  6. Avoidance, minimization and mitigation statement

Modeled on: ENG Form 6082 and general condition 32 of the 2026 nationwide permits (91 FR 768)

Next · 2

Section 401 water quality certification request

  1. Project and the federal permit it supports
  2. Receiving waters
  3. Potential discharges and controls
  4. Pre-filing meeting request
Next · 3

Field wetland delineation scope

  1. Site map and data points
  2. Regional supplement and data forms
  3. Who does the field work

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

45 days

after the Corps receives a complete notice, most nationwide permit work may start if the district hasn't answered
Source: 33 CFR 330.1(e)(1), eCFR

Questions

Pre-Construction Notification: what people ask

When do I have to notify the Corps before work?

When the nationwide permit's own terms or a general condition require it. NWP 29 always needs a notice; NWP 14 needs one above 1/10 acre of loss or in a wetland. Use Form ENG 6082 or a letter with the same information.

Source: federalregister.gov

How long does the Corps take?

The district has 30 days to say a notice is incomplete. Once it is complete, you may start after 45 days without a reply, unless listed species or historic properties may be affected; then you wait for the Corps in writing.

Source: federalregister.gov

Do I need a wetland delineation with the notice?

Yes. The notice must include a delineation of waters, wetlands and other special aquatic sites, done with the Corps' current method. You can ask the Corps to do it, but the 45-day clock won't start until the delineation is in.

Source: federalregister.gov

The rules this door follows