29 Jan 2026

Highway 23 Wetland Mitigation Bank

Expiration date: 1/29/2026

The sponsor, the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), is proposing to develop the Highway 23 LGRWRP Bank. The proposed bank site is approximately 113.3 acres in size. The project objective is to restore natural habitat consisting of a depressional and sloped wetland system of shallow marsh, fresh wet meadow wetlands, and native upland prairie to generate an estimated 51.625 wetland banking credits. The site is currently in agricultural production and is subject to drainage by private tile. The sponsor proposes to restore wetland hydrology by disabling the subsurface drainage system and re-establishing native vegetation by seeding and managing invasive species.

8 Jan 2026

Announcing Reissuance of the Nationwide Permits (NWPs)

Expiration date: 3/14/2026

On January 8, 2026, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final action in the Federal Register (91 FR 768) announcing the reissuance of 56 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one new NWP, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications. These 57 NWPs will go into effect on March 15, 2026, and will expire on March 15, 2031. One NWP was not reissued. The Corps has also issued final decision documents for the new and reissued NWPs. These final decision documents are available at www.regulations.gov at docket number COE-2025-0002. Furthermore, the national NWP decision documents will be supplemented by Division Engineers to address decisions concerning the addition of regional conditions to the NWPs.