4 Sep 2019

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RELEASE OF MINNESOTA STREAM ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND DRAFT DISTRICT-WIDE STREAM MITIGATION GUIDANCE

Expiration date: 10/4/2019

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Branch (District) is announcing the release of version 1.0 of the Minnesota Stream Quantification Tool and Debit Calculator. These tools are now available for use in Minnesota. With District approval and direction, they may be used in Wisconsin also. The District is also announcing availability of its draft outline of stream mitigation guidance for the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin including a draft threshold for when stream mitigation may be required. We are requesting comments on this draft guidance.

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.

2 Jul 2019

NEW Paperless Procedure for Submitting Requests to the Corps of Engineers in Wisconsin

PUBLIC NOTICE: In an effort to improve efficiency, reduce costs and environmental footprint, and accommodate many stakeholders' preferred method of correspondence, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Program (Corps), is implementing paperless procedures. As of 1 July 2019, requests for action (RFAs) in Wisconsin should be submitted electronically using one of two options.

7 May 2019

Notice of New Guidance - Alternative Method for Determining Wetland Mitigation Credit Potential for Hydrologic Restorations on Cultivated Fields in Minnesota

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Branch (Corps) and Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) have jointly developed a standardized method for determining credit potential associated with proposed wetland hydrology restorations in cultivated fields that are subject to annual disturbances due to cultivation. This method can be applied to proposed permittee-responsible, bank, or in-lieu fee wetland restoration projects seeking approval under either the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) or the Federal Mitigation Rule (33 CFR Part 332).

20 Mar 2019

St. Paul District Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch Guidance - Target Hydrology and Performance Standards for Compensatory Mitigation Sites

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: This guidance document is an update and expansion of previous guidance on this topic first developed in 2005 (Version 1.0) and updated most recently in 2014 (Version 5.0). Rather than using the minimum criteria for wetland hydrology as a performance standard, performance standards specifying the optimum target hydrology for specific wetland plant communities have been refined for Version 6.0. This guidance is a living document and periodic updates will be made as needed. The purpose of this guidance is to ensure that consistent and enforceable hydrology performance standards, reflecting the best available science, are applied to compensatory mitigation proposals district-wide.

4 May 2018

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE - ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM UTILITY PARTNERS

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE - The purpose of this Special Public Notice is to inform the general public that the Saint Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory branch (St. Paul District) has decided to accept and expend funds contributed from American Transmission Company, LLC (ATC) and the WEC Energy Group (including We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation, and the Wisconsin River Power Company), collectively referred to throughout this notice as the Utility Partners. The funds would be used to expedite processing of the Utility Partners Department of the Army (DA) permit applications.

21 Feb 2018

EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SEVEN REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS (RGPs) IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS

Expiration date: 2/20/2023

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: This notice announces the effective date, February 21, 2018, for seven RGPs now available for use in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and within the exterior boundaries of American Indian reservations. 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) as applicable.

20 Dec 2017

NEW REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN THE STATES OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: This notice announces seven regional general permits (RGPs) for use in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and within the exterior boundaries of Federally-recognized American Indian reservations. The seven RGPs will be available to authorize regulated activities which meet the terms and conditions of the RGP beginning on February 17, 2018.

16 Nov 2017

2006-04211-RJH (Marinette County, WI) Subject: United States Navy Restricted Area-Marinette Marine Corporation Shipyard

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a document in the Federal Register on May 24, 2011 (76 FR 30024), amending its regulations to establish a restricted area in the Menominee River at the Marinette Marine Corporation Shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. The Corps published correcting amendments in the Federal Register on April 4, 2012 (77 FR 20295), which corrected latitude and longitude coordinates and also revised administrative and enforcement responsibilities. The Corps is further amending these regulations to expand the existing restricted area to provide additional area of protection during the construction and launching of Littoral Combat Ships. The regulations are necessary to provide adequate protection of U.S. Navy combat vessels, their materials, equipment to be installed therein, and crew, while located at the Marinette Marine Corporation Shipyard.

18 Oct 2017

2012-01421-DJM - MODIFICATION OF REGIONAL GENERAL PERMIT GP-004-WI

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: This public notice announces the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch (Corps) modification of regional general permit (RGP) GP-004-WI. This modification has been implemented to address the duration of authorization after GP-004-WI expires, and extend the expiration date of GP-004-WI from December 31, 2017 through January 7, 2018.