Corps seeks comments on Sunrise Riverbank Commercial developmentInterested parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District (USACE) is considering the discharge of dredged and fill material into 1.85 acres of wetlands to construct a roadway and the mass grading of a 16.5-acre parcel in preparation for commercial development.
Date of Expiration: 08/28/2026
Corps seeks comments on Northmet ProjectInterested parties are hereby notified the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a new permit application submitted by NewRange Copper Nickel, LLC, for the development of the NorthMet Mine in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
Date of Expiration: 09/12/2026
Donelan LGRWRP Mitigation BankThe applicant is proposing to construct a wetland mitigation bank in Waseca County, Minnesota. The project site is an estimated 48.3-
acre easement located approximately two miles southeast of Janesville, Minnesota. Situated within the Le Sueur River watershed, the land is currently in agricultural production.
Date of Expiration: 09/11/2026
Corps seeks comments on CPKC Brownsville Siding Project Interested parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District (USACE) is considering the discharge of dredged and fill material into 1.06 acres of wetland adjacent to the Mississippi River for the construction of a new, 12,000-foot railroad siding track.
Date of Expiration: 08/21/2026
U.S. Steel Keetac Tailing BasinThe applicant is requesting a DA permit for wetland impacts associated with the proposed Keetac Tailings Basin Management Project. The applicant requests authorization to permanently discharge fill material into 78.77 acres of wetlands and temporarily discharge fill material (construction access) into 1.21 acres of wetlands to increase the storage capacity of the existing Stage 2 Exterior Tailings Basin by vertically raising the exterior dikes and dams and constructing a new tailings separation facility.
Date of Expiration: 08/26/2026
Benton CSAH 29 ExtensionThe applicant is requesting a DA permit to permanently discharge fill material into 202 linear feet (0.235 acre) of Mayhew Creek; 0.009 acre of
linear ditches, consisting of 0.004 acre of permanent fill and 0.005 acre of permanent excavation; 155 linear feet (0.057 acre) of a UNT to Mayhew Creek; and 1.58 acres of wetlands, consisting of 1.28 acres of permanent fill and 0.30 acres of permanent excavation. The applicant is also requesting authorization to temporarily discharge fill material into 0.02 acre of wetland associated with excavation.
The proposed discharge of fill material into waters of the U.S. is associated with an approximately 2.5 mile long extension of CSAH 29 beginning at CSAH 1/Mayhew Lake Road and ending at CSAH 3/Golden Spike Road. The proposed project also includes the installation of a triple box culvert crossing in Mayhew Creek and a reinforced concrete box culvert crossing (RCB) in a UNT to Mayhew Creek.
Date of Expiration: 08/22/2026
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