21 Jun 2022

LRE-2021-00012-64 - TIME EXTENSION - Menominee River Navigability Study

Expiration date: 7/20/2022

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: Extension of Comment Period for Menominee River Navigability Study Request for Comments and Information - We have elected to extend the comment period for the public notice an additional 30 days, to July 20, 2022.

15 Jun 2022

1999-05528-TJH - POLYMET - Additional 15-Day Comment Period

Expiration date: 6/30/2022

PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY ON CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 401(a)(2) REVIEW FOR POLYMET MINING NORTHMET PROJECT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the United States Army Corps of Engineers St Paul District is providing 15 additional days, until June 30, 2022, for the public to comment on the review we are conducting on the PolyMet NorthMet Mining Project (Project) under Section 401(a)(2) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

3 Mar 2022

Update on the NWP's for MN and WI

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: On March 1, 2022, the EPA provided a modification to their October 15, 2021, WQC decision that was applicable to the 34 NWPs (86 FR 73522, 27 DEC 2021) that went into effect on February 25, 2022, in St. Paul District. This modification clarifies the intent of the WQC’s Condition 2. Special Aquatic Sites and is applicable to NWPs 7, 13, and 27. The EPA’s October 15, 2021, Water Quality Certification decision and its March 1, 2022, modification are enclosed with this public notice.

8 Feb 2022

UPDATE on St. Paul District Public Notice on NWPs, Regional Conditions, WQC, and CZMA

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: Update on the Regional Conditions, Water Quality Certification (WQC) Decisions, and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Consistency Decisions for the 2021 NWPs in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

6 Jan 2022

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE - 2021 Nationwide Permits - Federal Register Notice for 41 NWPs - St. Paul District

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: PUBLIC NOTICE FOR FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE REISSUANCE OF THE NATIONWIDE PERMITS - On December 27, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 73522) announcing the reissuance of 40 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one new NWP. These 41 NWPs will go into effect on February 25, 2022, and they will expire on March 14, 2026.

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.

24 Nov 2021

2020 National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) Upate

National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) Update: On November 2, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), as part of an interagency effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), published a final rule in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the 2020 NWPL.

5 Mar 2021

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE - 2021 Nationwide Permits (NWPs)

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: Regional Conditions, Water Quality Certification (WQC), and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Concurrence for Sixteen (16) 2021 NWPs in St. Paul District.

14 Jan 2021

Nationwide Permit Reissuance

Expiration date: 3/14/2026

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 2744) announcing the reissuance of 12 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and four new NWPs, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications. These 16 NWPs will go into effect on March 15, 2021, and will expire on March 14, 2026.

11 Jul 2019

WISCONSIN WETLAND MITIGATION BANKING LISTENING SESSIONS SELF-NOMINATION

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District are seeking individuals interested in participating in half day wetland mitigation banking listening sessions the week of November 18, 2019 (final dates and times will be determined based on participant interest). The sessions are being held to solicit feedback and discuss the current state and federal wetland mitigation bank review processes with a specific focus on ways to improve consistency and efficiency in the programs.