Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (WRDA 1988), Pub.L. 100–676, is a public law passed by Congress on November 17, 1988 concerning water resources in the United States in the areas of flood control, navigation, dredging, environment, recreation, water supply, beach nourishment and erosion.
Many of the provisions of the act are administered by the Secretary of the Army through the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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