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Expiration date: 6/7/2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (Corps) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Wisconsin DNR) are announcing the opportunity to use a standardized method for determining credit potential associated with proposed wetland hydrology restorations in fields that are subject to annual cultivation. The Corps and Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) developed this methodology for use in Minnesota in 2019, and since then, implementation of this methodology has helped to streamline credit determinations. In Wisconsin, applicants proposing permittee responsible mitigation or sponsors proposing bank or in-lieu fee wetland restoration projects may use this methodology in association with seeking project approval under the 2008 Federal Mitigation Rule (33 CFR Part 332), and ch. NR 350, Wis. Adm. Code.
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Expiration date: 5/28/2025
This project involves the modification of an existing, approved wetland mitigation bank site. Mitigation banks are approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of providing compensatory mitigation credits which sponsors sell to permittees seeking Department of the Army authorization for impacts to aquatic resources.
The Corps originally approved the Bluff Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank on October 9, 2020. The Sponsor completed site construction and seeding in 2020 and received their initial credit release for construction in January 2021. In 2022 the Sponsor and Interagency Review Team (IRT) identified issues with the site performance, specifically the failure of an outlet structure and deficient of wetland hydrology or vegetation. As a condition of the continued sale of previously released credits and future release of additional credits, the Corps required the Sponsor to develop a corrective action plan to address these issues and bring the site into compliance with the objectives of their mitigation plan.
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Expiration date: 6/13/2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District (Corps), will conduct a virtual public hearing on May 13-14, 2025. The Corps is conducting this public hearing in response to an objection received from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (BRB), under Section 401 (a)(2) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), for the application from Enbridge Energy to discharge dredged and/or fill material in waters of the U.S., including wetlands, for the Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Relocation Project (Project) and in response to a request from BRB that we conduct a public hearing.
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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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Expiration date: 2/19/2028
This notice announces the availability of the Utility and Minor Discharges regional general permits (RGP’s) 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).
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Expiration date: 8/15/2028
This 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.
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Expiration date: 8/15/2028
This 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.
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The Corps will conduct a public hearing on June 4th, 2024. The public hearing will be held at the Northwood Technical College, located at 2100 Beaser Avenue, Ashland, WI 54806 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. CST.
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The purpose of this Special Public Notice is to inform the general public that the St. Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (District) has decided to accept and expend funds contributed by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT).