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Expiration date: 8/28/2026
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 1.85 acres of wetlands to construct a roadway and the mass grading of a 16.5-acre parcel in preparation for commercial development.
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Expiration date: 9/12/2026
Interested 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.
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Expiration date: 9/11/2026
The 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.
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Expiration date: 8/21/2026
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.
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Expiration date: 8/26/2026
The 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.
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Expiration date: 8/22/2026
The 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.
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The 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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Expiration date: 1/6/2030
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.
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SPECIAL 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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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.