Regulatory - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District

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COVID-19 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Paul District Regulatory Program continues to serve our customers throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Our primary commitment is to public health and safety, including that of our employees and their families. We will continue to comply with national, state, and local recommendations for social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Employees are primarily working from their homes. All Regulatory offices in Minnesota and Wisconsin are unoccupied. Employees may also be working variable hours, to care for themselves and family members.

Please continue to use normal business phone numbers and email addresses; employees are able to receive those calls and messages remotely. Continue to follow established procedures for submitting requests and responding to Public Notices electronically. Employees may periodically retrieve physical mail from offices, but it will not be as timely as electronic communication.

Meetings will primarily be held virtually. Those that cannot will be postponed. As field season approaches, we will adhere to social distancing protocols and maximize our use of remote tools to evaluate site conditions.

Our goal is to remain responsive to the public, while fully complying with measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

If you have questions, please call our Regulatory hotline at (651) 290-5525.

Mississippi River wetland includes lilypads

EPA and Army publish Navigable Waters Protection Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” was published in the Federal Register. This final rule establishes the scope of federal regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule includes four simple categories of jurisdictional waters and provides specific exclusions for many water features that traditionally have not been regulated. The final rule became effective on June 22, 2020.

Federal Register NoticeMore Info from EPA

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Wetland Plant Book

Version 3.2 - July 2015 Steve D. Eggers and Donald M. Reed Request a copy Copies are available for your school, agency, office or personal use. Books must be picked up at the St. Paul District Office.
Pt.1	Introduction; Key to Plant Communities; Shallow, Open Water Communities
Pt.2	Deep and Shallow Marshes
Pt.3	Sedge Meadows and Fresh (wet) Meadows
Pt.4	Wet to Wet-Mesic Prairies and Calcareous Fens
Pt.5	Bogs and Shrub Swamps
Pt.6	Wooded Swamps
Pt.7	Floodplain Forests; Seasonally Flooded Basins; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Recent Regulatory Public Notices

2010-04219-LSP (Hennepin County, MN) Four Season’s Mall Redevelopment Project
PUBLIC NOTICE: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO discharge fill into 3.21 acres of wetlands and realign 208 linear feet of a perennial tributary to Northwood Lake in New Hope, Minnesota. As part of this project, the applicant is proposing to construct a storm water treatment forebay and storm water treatment pond in approximately 1.07 acres of an existing wetland to the south of the mall location.

Date of Expiration: 07/15/2020

2013-00984-RMG (Douglas County, WI) Brule River Mitigation Site (Wisconsin ILF) – Construction of an ILF site in the Lake Superior Service Area
PUBLIC NOTICE: The sponsor is proposing to develop the Brule River In-Lieu Fee (ILF) site on land owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in the Brule River State Forest. The proposed ILF site is approximately 60 acres in size, including upland buffer areas. The sponsor has proposed to restore 42.6 acres of northern sedge meadow and establish 17.3 acres of surrogate grassland at the site.

Date of Expiration: 07/29/2020

2019-02781-JLK (Door County, WI) Private Boat Dock/Pier Project
PUBLIC NOTICE: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO place structures, conduct dredging, and discharge dredged or fill material in Green Bay (Lake Michigan) located in the Village of Egg Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin. The project as proposed consists of three main components for placement and use of a private boat dock.

Date of Expiration: 07/24/2020

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Regulatory News

29 May 2020
Corps announces availability of final 2018 National Wetland Plant List providing plant species indicator status ratings
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of an interagency effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, is announcing the availability of the final 2018 National Wetland Plant List (NWPL). The Federal Register Notice for the 2018 NWPL update was posted on May 18, 2020 and can be found at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-18/pdf/2020-10630.pdf.

Permits & Certifications

Regional General Permits and Water Quality Certification

Nationwide Permits and Water Quality Certification

About Our Regulatory & Permits Office

The mission of the Corps of Engineers' Regulatory Program is to protect the nation's aquatic resources, while allowing reasonable development through fair, flexible and balanced permit decisions. The Corps evaluates permit applications for essentially all construction activities that occur in the nation's waters, including wetlands.

The Corps' regulatory program includes Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The St. Paul District's regulatory jurisdiction covers the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Under Section 10, a Corps permit is required to do any work in, over or under a 'Navigable Water of the U.S.' Waterbodies have been designated as 'Navigable Waters of the U.S.' based on their past, present or potential use for transportation for interstate commerce.

Under Section 404, a Corps permit is required for the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the U.S. Many waterbodies and wetlands in the nation are waters of the U.S. and are subject to the Corps' Section 404 regulatory authority.

Contact Information

Minnesota

USACE_Requests_MN@usace.army.mil

Field Office	Address
Bemidji	4111 Technology Drive NW, Suite 295 Bemidji, MN 56601 218-444-6381
Brainerd	10867 East Gull Lake Drive NW Brainerd, MN 56401 651-290-5767
Duluth	600 South Lake Avenue, Suite 211 Duluth, MN 55802 218-788-6408
La Crescent	1114 South Oak Street La Crescent, MN 55947 651-290-5902