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The Blunn Creek outlet includes wetlands; are these areas protected?

April 26, 2017areas includes outlet protected wetlands

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The Blunn Creek outlet includes wetlands; are these areas protected?

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Yes, wetlands adjacent to water bodies are Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and protected by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act through the jurisdictional authority of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Outside of the Central Business District (CBD) the City of Austin considers wetlands to be Critical Environmental Features (CEF) and has additional municipal regulation in place to protect these features from development.