Civil Works Public Notices

City of Ogilvie Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements
The city of Ogilvie, Minnesota, is proposing to improve its wastewater treatment facility by converting its current trickling filter facility to an activated sludge system.
Date of Expiration: 10/31/2023
Lower Sioux Indian Community Riverbank Stabilization
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on the draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a planned Lower Sioux Indian Community bank stabilization project in Redwood County, Minnesota, within the Lower Sioux Indian Community on the Minnesota River.
Date of Expiration: 09/30/2023
Wacouta Bay Ecosystem Restoration Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed ecosystem restoration project in Wacouta Bay.
Date of Expiration: 09/29/2023
Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Phases MI-6, MI-7, MI-8 and MI-9
The Souris River Joint Board (SRJB; the “requester”) is pursuing a plan to reduce future flood risks throughout the U.S. portions of the Souris River Basin by constructing a series of new levees, floodwalls, and other flood risk-reduction features. This plan has become known locally as the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project (MREFPP). The MREFPP would be constructed and permitted in a number of stages over the course of multiple decades, depending on available funding.
Date of Expiration: 07/28/2023
Mississippi River Pool 6 Draft Dredged Material Management Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on its updated draft dredged material management plan and integrated Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the Mississippi River’s Pool 6.
Date of Expiration: 07/15/2022

Regulatory Public Notices

2022-00222-ANM (Wabasha County, MN) Gorman Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank
PUBLIC NOTICE: The sponsor is proposing to develop the Gorman Creek Wetland Bank. The proposed bank site is approximately 50.3 acres in size, including upland buffer areas. The bank sponsor proposes to restore native wetland vegetation to the portion of the property that has remained in crop production.
Date of Expiration: 11/01/2023
2015-00961-LSP (Polk County, MN) Polk County Landfill Expansion Project
PUBLIC NOTICE: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO discharge fill into 5.59 acres of wetlands adjacent to the Gentilly River for the purpose of expanding a landfill. Polk County owns a 360-acre parcel northeast of the city of Crookston, a portion of which has been permitted for use as a landfill since 1974. The landfill is part of a seven-county integrated solid waste management system and currently accepts waste material from the following counties: Polk, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman and Becker. The Corps of Engineers issued a public notice for a previous proposal to expand the landfill into approximately 19.16 acres of wetlands in December of 2018. Subsequent discussion with the applicant resulted in a revised plan that would involve a discharge of fill material into approximately 5.59 acres.
Date of Expiration: 10/27/2023
2021-01169-RJH (Brown County, WI) Brown County Port & Resource Recovery Project
PUBLIC NOTICE: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO permanently discharge fill material into 2.02 acres of wetlands and 10.93 acres of Lake Michigan/Green Bay. The project also includes dredging from 8.34 acres of the Fox River (Section 10 water). The applicant proposes to construct and operate a new multi-use bulk cargo Port facility with direct access to the federal navigation channel, defined as the Green Bay Harbor.
Date of Expiration: 10/21/2023
2023-00119-JMB (Ashland County, WI) Bad River Health and Wellness Center Expansion Project
PUBLIC NOTICE: The project involves expansion of the existing Bad River Health and Wellness Center. The proposed building includes additional space added to the behavioral health, optical, dental, and therapy departments. The project also includes creation of a multi-use facility with basketball courts and a raised walking path around the perimeter, locker rooms, and a swimming pool building. The existing north parking lot and paved access road would be removed in favor of a pervious access area that will provide better maintenance and fire protection.
Date of Expiration: 10/06/2023
2022-01206-ACM (Scott County, MN) Scott County Transportation Project
PUBLIC NOTICE: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO discharge fill material into 7.31 acres of wetlands adjacent to the Minnesota River for the proposed interchange construction at the Trunk Highway (TH) 169 and County States Aid Highway (CSAH) intersection. The applicant proposes to replace the existing unsignalized, at grade, intersection at TH 169 and CSAH 59 with a grade-separated folded diamond interchange and remove commercial access from TH 169. Frontage roads will provide access to residences and commercial properties within the area.
Date of Expiration: 10/18/2023
2022-00476-MVM (Swift County, MN) Anderson Wetland Mitigation Bank
PUBLIC NOTICE: The sponsor is proposing to develop the Anderson (Swift County) Wetland Bank. The proposed bank site is approximately 116 acres in size, including upland buffer areas. The objectives of the project are to restore wetlands and native prairie upland, improve water quality in a watershed degraded by agricultural drainage and provide both terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitat and habitat connectivity in a predominantly agricultural landscape.
Date of Expiration: 10/06/2023
2014-04156-RJH (Winnebago County, WI) Switchgear Power Systems LLC Facility Expansion Project
PUBLIC NOTICE: The applicant has submitted a request for Department of the Army authorization to permanently discharge fill material into wetlands for the expansion of the existing Switchgear Power Systems manufacturing facility. The project would allow the applicant to double their current production capacity. According to the applicant, the project would facilitate the expansion/consolidation of Switchgear Power Systems operations and would allow for the creation of a financially viable project. The proposed project is a standalone development on the majority of an approximately 40-acre property.
Date of Expiration: 10/05/2023
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RELEASE OF WISCONSIN STREAM ASSESSMENT TOOLS
SPECIAL 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 WISCONSIN
SPECIAL 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 PROCEDURES
SPECIAL 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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EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EIGHT REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Special Public Notice: This notice announces the effective date, February 20, 2023, for the eight regional general permits (RGPs) now available for use in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and within the exterior boundaries of American Indian reservations, subject to the Lake Superior basin exclusions described within each RGP. Regulated activities are described in each RGP pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404) and Section10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (Section 10) as applicable.
Date of Expiration: 02/18/2028
REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN THE STATES OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS
SPECIAL 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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Special Notice - Notice of Availability of the Interim Draft of the National Ordinary High Water Mark Field Delineation Manual for Rivers and Streams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly announce the availability of the Interim Draft of the National Ordinary High Water Mark Field Delineation Manual for Rivers and Streams (National OHWM Manual) and are soliciting public comments on this Interim Draft.
Date of Expiration: 12/04/2023
Joint Public Notice - Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method for the Great Plains
Joint Public Notice - Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method for the Great Plains - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Albuquerque, Chicago, Detroit, Fort Worth, Galveston, Kansas City, Omaha, Rock Island, St. Louis, St. Paul, and Tulsa Districts, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8, jointly announce the availability of the Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method (SDAM) for the Great Plains (dated September 2022). The method is a rapid assessment tool to help distinguish between ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streamflow at the reach scale for the Northern and Southern Great Plains SDAM Regions. The beta SDAM may help provide technical guidance for identifying waters that may be subject to regulatory jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; however, this method does not alter or change the definition of “Waters of the U.S.”
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