2017-03990-SRK (Merriam Junction Trail)Public Notice: The purpose of this project is to construct a trail that links trail systems and recreational opportunities in Scott and Carver counties while ensuring future trail section integrity to affected areas along the Minnesota River. Scott County is proposing the conversion of a 2.2-mile-long segment of an abandoned railbed to a new multi-use, non-motorized trail between the Minnesota River Bluffs Regional Trail in the city of Carver (Carver County) to the Louisville Swamp Trailhead main parking area off 145th Street West, located within Louisville Township (Scott County).
Date of Expiration: 04/09/2024
2019-02609-MJG (Hibbing Taconite Tailings Basin Eastern Perimiter Dam)In order to reduce risk at Hibbing Taconite Company (HTC), a re-evaluation of the dam design has occurred and downstream berming was identified as the method to reduce risk and allow HTC to continue to operate a safe tailings storage facility. The total length of the downstream berms on the eastern dam would be approximately 3,350 feet long and extend outward up to a maximum of 475 feet.
Date of Expiration: 04/06/2024
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Falk Site Residential DevelopmentThe applicant proposes to develop a 202-acre residential development in Laketown Township, an area that is proposed to be annexed into the City of Waconia.
Date of Expiration: 03/29/2024
2021-00563-LSP (Minnesota DNR Lake Bronson Dam Replacement)Public Notice: The project requiring a Section 404 permit is the replacement of an existing dam on the South Branch Two Rivers in Lake Bronson State Park in Kittson County, Minnesota. The current dam was originally constructed in 1936 as a Works Project Administration (WPA) project to alleviate a water shortage at that time.
Date of Expiration: 04/12/2024
2024-00125-EMN (Robin Road Mitigation Bank)Public Notice: The sponsor is proposing to develop the Robin Road Wetland Mitigation Bank. The proposed bank site is approximately 160 acres in size, including upland buffer areas. More detail on the proposed restoration work, hydrology, technical feasibility, and ecological suitability are described below.
Date of Expiration: 04/12/2024
K&K Wetland Bank ProposalThe sponsor is proposing to develop the K&K Wetland Bank. The proposed bank site is approximately 20 acres in size, including upland buffer areas.
Date of Expiration: 04/07/2024
SUPPLEMENTED REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONSSPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: SUPPLEMENTED REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS - This notice announces the availability of six regional general permits (RGPs) for use within the Lake Superior Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) previously excluded as part of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401(a)(2) process (401(a)(2) process). The six RGPs are now available for use in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and within the exterior boundaries of Federally recognized American Indian reservations in both states without exception.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF RELEASE OF WISCONSIN STREAM ASSESSMENT TOOLSSPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (Corps) is announcing the release of the beta version of the Wisconsin Stream Quantification Tool (WISQT) and Debit Calculator. We are requesting comments on these tools prior to finalizing them and releasing Version 1.0. We expect to collect comments for 60 days and then publish Version 1.0 in late 2023 or early 2024.
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UPDATE OF THE JOINT 2013 GUIDELINES FOR WETLAND COMPENSATORY MITIGATION IN WISCONSINSPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District (Corps) recently began an update of the joint 2013 Guidelines for Wetland Compensatory Mitigation in Wisconsin. We have developed draft outlines for the next version and are seeking public input on the outlines as well as additional information we should consider addressing in the next version. To facilitate meaningful comment, we are also seeking individuals who are currently active in the development or use of compensatory mitigation in Wisconsin who are interested in participating in a listening session. We will host the session July 6, 2023, and determine exact time and location based on interest. We are currently considering making this a virtual session. The session will aim to gather feedback from the mitigation community on crucial mitigation issues that need our clarification, with a specific focus on topics to include in the outlines and information needs or gaps that existed in the 2013 version of the Guidelines. If you are interested in the session, please register in advance by sending your name, organization, contact information, and whether you are primarily a mitigation provider or mitigation purchaser to Leslie Day (leslie.e.day@usace.army.mil) on or before June 23, 2023.
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF RELEASE OF STREAM MITIGATION PROCEDURESSPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (Corps) is announcing the release of its Stream Mitigation Procedures, Version 1.0 (Stream Procedures), applicable in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Corps will host an online outreach event on May 10, 2023, to review contents of the Stream Procedures and provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions about implementation of this document. The target audience is stakeholders, consultants, potential stream bankers, and other agencies.
If you are interested in participating in this outreach event, please reach out to stpaulsqt@usace.army.mil to receive a calendar invitation. Please let us know if you are interested in attending, but unable to make the May session. We will hold additional outreach events later in the summer if there is demand.
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2020-00260-WMS - INFORMATIONAL NOTICE: ENBRIDGE LINE 5 WISCONSIN SEGMENT RELOCATION PUBLIC NOTICE: INFORMATIONAL NOTICE: ENBRIDGE LINE 5 WISCONSIN SEGMENT RELOCATION - The purpose of this public notice is to advise interested parties that the St. Paul District (Corps) has made available online additional information received as part of the Corps’ continued review of a permit application from Enbridge Energy. The application requests Corps authorization pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbor Act of 1899 (Section 10) for work under a navigable water of the United States, and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404) for discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States. These activities are proposed to construct the Line 5 Wisconsin segment relocation (WI L5R) project.
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Date of Expiration: 02/18/2028
REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN THE STATES OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONSSPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN THE STATES OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS - This notice announces eight regional general permits (RGPs) for use in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and within the exterior boundaries of Federally recognized American Indian reservations in both states, subject to the Lake Superior basin exclusions shown in Table 1. The eight RGPs will be available to authorize regulated activities which meet the terms and conditions of the RGP beginning on February 20, 2023. Regulated activities are described in each RGP pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404) and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (Section 10).
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