MVP-2026-00584 Wubben Dredge, Letter of PermissionThe applicant is proposing to dredge approximately 775 cubic yards of sediment from 0.2 acres within Lake Arbutus for the purpose of restoring navigable water depths to provide safe access and mooring for mid-sized recreational watercraft. Dredging would be performed using a floating mechanical excavator and 3 cubic yard material barges. Excavation would remove accumulated sediment to a 2H:1V slope to a depth of 4 feet. Scuppers would be utilized on the material barge to allow the sand to decant and not cause water saturation issues at the placement site and haul road. Excess water would be allowed to drain from barges prior to transport to minimize haul road degradation and
off-site tracking. Material would be off-loaded via excavator, trucked via the existing access road to the upland placement site on the applicant’s property. Project completion shall be achieved when the excavation limits and design grades have been attained, dredged material has been placed within the designated upland placement area, disturbed upland areas have been graded to promote positive drainage, and all temporary erosion-control measures are functioning as intended.
Date of Expiration: 08/07/2026
Special Public Notice, Letter of PermissionThe applicant proposes to hydraulically dredge approximately 1,700 cubic yards of accumulated sediments for improved access to Lake Onalaska (Mississippi River). The proposed dredging area has silted-in over time, which has
restricted water access to the parcel owned by the applicant. The project area would be dredged to an approximately 4’ water depth at normal pool level. All dredged material would be pumped via dredge-hose to an adjacent upland parcel for dewatering and permanent disposal.
Date of Expiration: 08/06/2026
Tamarack Creek ILF SiteThe Wisconsin Wetland Conservation Trust (WWCT) proposes to construct the Tamarack Creek In-Lieu Fee (ILF) site in the Town of Trempealeau. The WWCT intends to restore approximately 38.28 acres of wet meadow wetlands within the ILF site. Wetland functions would be restored by disabling the existing tile, filling ditches, and returning native wetland and upland vegetation to the property. The site was historically drained for agricultural uses and is currently being hayed. The sponsor is proposing this in-lieu fee site concurrent with an adjacent bank site proposal, which are being designed to restore a contiguous wetland complex adjacent to Tamarack Creek on both properties.
Date of Expiration: 08/21/2026
Tamarack Creek Wetland Bank The Tamarack Creek Mitigation Bank Site is a proposed wetland compensatory mitigation bank in the Town of Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. The project site is approximately 48.26 acres located within the Upper Mississippi-Black-Root Bank Service Area (BSA). The site is currently used for hay production on agriculturally drained wetland and is bisected by a network of drainage ditches and subsurface tile. The site contains approximately 46.03 acres of field-delineated wetland, predominantly degraded wet meadow dominated by invasive reed canary grass, with a small wooded swamp community along Tamarack Creek in the western portion of the site. The objective of the project is to restore wetland habitat and improve wetland functions by filling approximately 4,616 linear feet of interior drainage ditches, disabling subsurface drain tile, controlling invasive species, and re-establishing native wet
meadow and wooded swamp plant communities. The project is anticipated to generate approximately 32.50 wetland credits through a combination of re-establishment, rehabilitation, and enhancement across multiple credit areas.
Date of Expiration: 07/21/2026
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Special Public Notice- 2025 Banking Listening Sessions After Action ReportThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (USACE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Wisconsin DNR) are announcing the release of the After-Action Report for the 2025 Banking Listening Sessions held on September 3, 2025 (Wisconsin) and September 17, 2025 (Minnesota). The agencies have developed an After-Action Report as one combined document for both states.
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2026 Nationwide Permits (NWP) Background and UpdatesIn the June 18, 2025, issue of the Federal Register (90 FR 26100), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Corps) published its proposal to reissue 56 existing NWPs, to issue one new NWP, and not to reissue one NWP. To solicit comments on its proposed regional conditions for these NWPs and proposed revocation of certain NWPs within Minnesota and Wisconsin, the St Paul District issued a public notice on June 18, 2025. The St. Paul District’s public notice sought to solicit comment on the District’s proposal to (re)issue 43 NWPs and associated regional conditions and revoke 14 NWPs within Minnesota and Wisconsin.
In the final action published in the Federal Register on January 8, 2026 (91 FR 768), the Corps reissued 56 existing NWPs and issued one new NWP. In that final action, the Corps also reissued the NWP general conditions and definitions. Those NWPs and the NWP general conditions and definitions are effective March 15, 2026. The NWPs will expire on March 15, 2031. After the issuance of the final NWPs, the St. Paul District considered the need for regional conditions for these NWPs.
On March 16, 2026, when the 2026 NWPs go into effect, the St. Paul District will authorize activities under the following 2021 NWPs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 59, and 60. The 2026 regional conditions, water quality certifications, and CZMA consistency decisions applicable to these 2026 NWPs are provided in this public notice and are outlined in the enclosures to this document.
Date of Expiration: 02/27/2027
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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
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