8 Jul 2025

Bjorklund Compensatory Mitigation Bank

Expiration date: 8/9/2025

The sponsor is proposing to restore approximately 188.4 acres of natural habitat consisting of wet meadow wetland, mesic prairie and forested buffer within the Rum River watershed. The sponsor and the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources have entered into a partnership agreement to complete the proposed wetland restoration project. Currently, much of the site is planted to row crop agriculture with several private ditches providing drainage. The sponsor proposes to achieve the project objectives by disabling the existing private surface drainage systems within the site, stabilizing hydrologic conditions, and re-establishing native plant communities through seeding and planting within the permanently protected conservation easement area.

2 Jul 2025

Grygelko Mitigation Bank Proposal

Expiration date: 8/1/2025

This proposal was previously advertised on public notice on December 20, 2023, and the sponsor has made several revisions to the original proposal. The revisions include Hydrocad modeling data, as well as an updated wetland delineation report, credit table, performance standards, and design plans. The sponsor proposes to construct a wetland mitigation bank with credits for bank service area 7, which includes the Twin Cities metro area. The objective of the project is to re-establish fresh wet meadow wetlands with mesic prairie upland buffers by discontinuing agricultural use, breaking and blocking existing drain tile, and planting and establishing native, noninvasive vegetation. The successful achievement of the objectives would result in the rehabilitation of 13.8 acres of fresh wet meadow, the enhancement of 0.50 acre of fresh wet meadow, the establishment of 0.50 acre of fresh wet meadow, and the restoration of 14.8 acres of upland buffer.

2 Jul 2025

Potomac Marsh Wetland Bank

Expiration date: 8/1/2025

The sponsor is proposing to develop the Potomac Marsh Wetland Mitigation Bank. The proposed bank site is approximately 55 acres in size, including upland buffer areas. The sponsor intends to restore 2.1 acres of shallow marsh, 16.9 acres of fresh wet meadow, 3.9 acres of hardwood swamp, and 22.5 acres of upland buffer within the property. In addition, the sponsor is proposing to preserve 7.2 acres of upland prairie and upland forest. The sponsor is proposing to restore these wetland communities by filling ditches to restore wetland hydrology and establishing native vegetation by installing native seed mixes in the wetland and upland communities.

30 Jun 2025

HC Wyeville, Grygleski Pit

Expiration date: 7/15/2025

The creation of Grygleski Pit is part of the long-term mining plan for HC Wyeville. The purpose of this project is to extract sand to fulfil the need for locally accessible material that is logistically and economically feasible. The project as proposed will expand the mining operations, allowing HC Wyeville access to additional mineable material, and extend the life of the facility. The Grygleski Pit, as proposed in the preferred alternative, has a life of 3-4 years based on current production rates.

24 May 2023

UPDATE OF THE JOINT 2013 GUIDELINES FOR WETLAND COMPENSATORY MITIGATION IN WISCONSIN

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District (Corps) recently began an update of the joint 2013 Guidelines for Wetland Compensatory Mitigation in Wisconsin. We have developed draft outlines for the next version and are seeking public input on the outlines as well as additional information we should consider addressing in the next version. To facilitate meaningful comment, we are also seeking individuals who are currently active in the development or use of compensatory mitigation in Wisconsin who are interested in participating in a listening session. We will host the session July 6, 2023, and determine exact time and location based on interest. We are currently considering making this a virtual session. The session will aim to gather feedback from the mitigation community on crucial mitigation issues that need our clarification, with a specific focus on topics to include in the outlines and information needs or gaps that existed in the 2013 version of the Guidelines. If you are interested in the session, please register in advance by sending your name, organization, contact information, and whether you are primarily a mitigation provider or mitigation purchaser to Leslie Day (leslie.e.day@usace.army.mil) on or before June 23, 2023.

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.

17 Dec 2021

Credit Release Schedule Flexibility for Mitigation Bank and In-Lieu Fee Sites

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District (Corps) is sharing information to describe the flexibility related to credit releases associated with meeting hydrology performance standards at mitigation bank and in-lieu fee (ILF) sites.