WisDOT County Highway AB and Roby RoadThe applicant requests authorization to reconstruct approximately 3.6 miles of USH 51 from Roby Road to County Trunk Highway (CTH) AB on the existing alignment. From Roby Road at the southern terminus of the project area to County Road B, the existing 2-lane undivided roadway would be reconstructed to a 4-lane urban divided roadway with a raised median and 10-foot-wide sidewalk on both sides of USH 51. Rutland–Dunn Townline Road and County Road B intersections would be reconstructed into dual-lane roundabouts. From County Road B to the northern terminus of the project, CTH AB, the existing undivided rural roadway would be reconstructed to a 2-lane rural divided roadway with a continuous raised median. The project would involve the expansion of the existing right of way (ROW).
Date of Expiration: 07/29/2025
Bjorklund Compensatory Mitigation BankThe sponsor is proposing to restore approximately 188.4 acres of natural habitat consisting of wet meadow wetland, mesic prairie and forested buffer within the Rum River watershed. The sponsor and the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources have entered into a partnership agreement to complete the proposed wetland restoration project. Currently, much of the site is planted to row crop agriculture with several private ditches providing drainage. The sponsor proposes to achieve the project objectives by disabling the existing private surface drainage systems within the site, stabilizing hydrologic conditions, and re-establishing native plant communities through seeding and planting within the permanently protected conservation easement area.
Date of Expiration: 08/09/2025
Trunk Highway 5 ImprovementsThe applicant requests authorization to permanently discharge fill material into 4.00 acres of wetlands and 127 linear feet (0.02 acre) of tributaries and temporarily excavate and backfill 1.19 acres of wetlands and 35 linear feet (263 sq ft) of tributary associated with improvements to TH 5 corridor. Temporary impacts are anticipated to remain in place for up to 180 days and would be restored to preconstruction conditions upon completion of the regulated activities.
Date of Expiration: 07/18/2025
Grygelko Mitigation Bank ProposalThis proposal was previously advertised on public notice on December 20, 2023, and the sponsor has made several revisions to the original proposal. The revisions include Hydrocad modeling data, as well as an updated wetland delineation report, credit table, performance standards, and design plans. The sponsor proposes to construct a wetland mitigation bank with credits for bank service area 7, which includes the Twin Cities metro area. The objective of the project is to re-establish fresh wet meadow wetlands with mesic prairie upland buffers by discontinuing agricultural use, breaking and blocking existing drain tile, and planting and establishing native, noninvasive vegetation. The successful achievement of the objectives would result in the rehabilitation of 13.8 acres of fresh wet meadow, the enhancement of 0.50 acre of fresh wet meadow, the establishment of 0.50 acre of fresh wet meadow, and the restoration of 14.8 acres of upland buffer.
Date of Expiration: 08/01/2025
Potomac Marsh Wetland BankThe sponsor is proposing to develop the Potomac Marsh Wetland Mitigation Bank. The proposed bank site is approximately 55 acres in size, including upland buffer areas. The sponsor intends to restore 2.1 acres of shallow marsh, 16.9 acres of fresh wet meadow, 3.9 acres of hardwood swamp, and 22.5 acres of upland buffer within the property. In addition, the sponsor is proposing to preserve 7.2 acres of upland prairie and upland forest. The sponsor is proposing to restore these wetland communities by filling ditches to restore wetland hydrology and establishing native vegetation by installing native seed mixes in the wetland and upland communities.
Date of Expiration: 08/01/2025
HC Wyeville, Grygleski PitThe creation of Grygleski Pit is part of the long-term mining plan for HC Wyeville. The purpose of this project is to extract sand to fulfil the need for locally accessible material that is logistically and economically feasible. The project as proposed will expand the mining operations, allowing HC Wyeville access to additional mineable material, and extend the life of the facility. The Grygleski Pit, as proposed in the preferred alternative, has a life of 3-4 years based on current production rates.
Date of Expiration: 07/15/2025
City of Sturgeon Bay, Lake Michigan DredgingThe applicant requests authorization to perform dredging activities, to discharge fill material, and place structures onto the aquatic bed of Lake Michigan. The project as proposed consists of two components. The first component involves the removal of dredged material from the lakebed to a desired depth to accommodate boat traffic and the removal of an existing boat ramp, seawall, and dock with concrete abutment. The second component consists of a new floating boat dock and the discharge of fill material below the plane of the ordinary high water mark
(OHWM) of Lake Michigan for the purpose of replacing an existing seawall with riprap, and constructing a new boat ramp. Each component is described in detail below.
Date of Expiration: 07/18/2025
Nationwide Permits Reissuance Request for CommentsOn June 18, 2025 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published in the Federal Register its proposal to reissue 56 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and issue one new NWP. One NWP is not proposed for reissuance. This current public notice discusses and solicits public comment on the St. Paul District’s proposal to issue 44 nationwide permits and associated regional conditions and revoke 13 nationwide permits within Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and within the exterior boundaries of Federally recognized American Indian reservations in both states. Comments relating to regional conditions are due by August 4, 2025 and should be sent to Lorin.R.Kinney@usace.army.mil.
Date of Expiration: 08/04/2025
2005-00546-SPK (Mesabi Metalics)The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District (Corps) has received a permit modification request from Mesabi Metallics Company LLC (MMCL) for DA permit MVP-2005-00546-JKA (issued in 2007). The permit and subsequent 2015 modification authorized the discharge of fill material within 765.3 acres of waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) for the purpose of mining taconite ore and producing steel in the Mesabi Iron Range, Itasca County, MN. Due to land control changes, MMCL requests a permit modification to permanently discharge fill material within 9.78 acres of wetland outside of the original permitted boundary for the purpose of replacing the taconite resources originally proposed but are no longer available and for stormwater management. Additionally, 74.85 acres of previously permitted discharges of fill material within wetlands is either no longer proposed or would not occur in WOTUS. The MMCL modification would result in a total discharge of fill material within 699.87 acres of WOTUS, compared to the 765.3 acres previously authorized.
Date of Expiration: 07/14/2025
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RELEASE OF THE WISCONSIN GUIDELINES VERSION 2The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (Corps) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Wisconsin DNR) are announcing the official release of the Wisconsin Guidelines, Version 2 (Wisconsin Guidelines). The agencies have developed the Wisconsin Guidelines as two documents, one tailored for sponsors titled Procedures for Developing Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Sites in Wisconsin and the second for applicants/permittees titled Procedures for Project Proponents on Compensatory Mitigation Requirements in Wisconsin.
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Special Public Notice- Emergency Processing Procedures in Minnesota and WisconsinThe purpose of this notice is to advise the public that the United States (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Vally Division has approved the use of special emergency processing procedures by the St. Paul District in accordance with 33 CFR § 325.2(e)(4) for the National Energy Emergency established by Executive Order (EO) 14156, which was issued on January 20, 2025 under the President’s legal authorities, including the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq) and section 301 of title 3, United States code.
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Special Public Notice (MNWI SQT release)The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (Corps) is announcing the release of version 1.0 of the Minnesota and Wisconsin (MNWI) Stream Quantification Tool (SQT) and Debit Calculator. The MNWI SQT replaces, updates, and merges the Minnesota SQT (MNSQT) version 2.0 and the beta version of Wisconsin SQT (WISQT) to create a single tool for quantifying functional change on streams throughout the two states.
Date of Expiration: 01/06/2030
Date of Expiration: 02/19/2028
Superior SAMP IV RGP ReissuanceThis notice announces the reissuance and availability of the City of Superior, WI Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) IV Regional General Permit (RGP). The Superior SAMP IV RGP is now available to authorize certain Section 404-regulated activities in wetlands identified as eligible for the RGP in the Superior SAMP (version IV) for single and complete residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and public development projects. The RGP authorizes regulated activities that have been determined to result in no more than minimal individual or cumulative adverse environmental effects. The applicable terms and conditions are described in the Superior SAMP IV RGP attached to this notice.
Date of Expiration: 08/15/2028
Reissuance of Superior SAMP IV RGPThis notice announces the reissuance and availability of the City of Superior, WI Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) IV Regional General Permit (RGP). The Superior SAMP IV RGP is now available to authorize certain Section 404-regulated activities in wetlands identified as eligible for the RGP in the Superior SAMP (version IV) for single and complete residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, and public development projects. The RGP authorizes regulated activities that have been determined to result in no more than minimal individual or cumulative adverse environmental effects. The applicable terms and conditions are described in the Superior SAMP IV RGP attached to this notice.
Date of Expiration: 08/15/2028