19 Jul 2024

Zenanko Wetland Bank Public Notice

Expiration date: 8/16/2024

The sponsor’s objective for the project is to restore 13.2 acres of historic shallow marsh and fresh wet meadow wetlands onsite by removing drainage tiles, blocking to disable tiles, ditch blocking, and restoring diverted flows back into the wetland areas. In addition to generating wetland credits onsite, this restoration would reconnect the wetlands on site to the historical wetland complex to the west. Wetland functions that were lost when the site was historically converted to crop field would be restored. The site, if approved, would provide compensatory wetland mitigation credits that applicants for Department of the Army permits could purchase to offset unavoidable losses of wetland or stream functions. The sponsor states that this bank is needed as the wetland credit demand in this BSA is high.

18 Jul 2024

2022-01040-RLG Viking Meadows Development

Expiration date: 8/2/2024

The applicant is proposing to construct a residential development (Viking Meadows) in East Bethel, MN. The development would consist of 242 detached single-family homes, roadways, stormwater treatment areas, and the installation of utilities. The project has been designed for low density residential, based on the City of East Bethel’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The low-density residential range designates 2.24 to 6.1 units/acre.

16 Jul 2024

Menomonie Land 11 LLC 2024-00630-SSC

Expiration date: 7/31/2024

The applicant is proposing to discharge fill material into wetlands for the purpose of constructing the Radisson Business Center, a light industrial/warehouse development. The development would include the construction of one 500- foot long and 120-foot wide (60,000 square feet) building with employee/customer parking on the west and a loading dock area on the east. One stormwater treatment pond would be located along the northeast edge of the building pad. The project is proposed to start in Fall 2024.

12 Jul 2024

Special Public Notice

Expiration date: 8/12/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program has launched its beta version of the national Regulatory Request System, or RRS. During the initial phases of the RRS rollout, our regulatory process in the St. Paul District remains unchanged. We will be collaborating closely with our state permitting agencies and will continue to keep the public informed of any changes in permit application procedures that may arise during the RRS rollout.

10 Jul 2024

Mitigation Bank Public Notice for DCA Farms Bank LGRWRP

Expiration date: 8/10/2024

The sponsor is proposing to develop the DCA Farms LGRWRP bank in Renville County, Minnesota to generate wetland credits for BWSR’s LGRWRP. The proposed bank site is approximately 98.6 acres including upland buffer and bordered by adjacent farmland, Buffalo Creek, and rural residence. The proposed mitigation bank design concept includes disabling the subsurface drainage system, constructing an outlet structure, and minor grading to prevent erosion and protect adjacent properties.

13 Dec 2023

SUPPLEMENTED REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS

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.

18 Apr 2023

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.

20 Feb 2023

EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EIGHT REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS

Expiration date: 2/18/2028

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.

20 Jan 2023

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).

28 Sep 2022

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.”