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Rock Island District Public Notices

  • Doug Strom - Pond (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-927)

    Expiration date: 9/16/2020

    The applicant is proposing to impound 652 feet of intermittent stream. This will be done by moving the dam of a previously established pond which has silted in due to sedimentation. The dam will be moved 444 feet northward, therefore extending the size of the impounded area. The proposed project area will submerge 652 feet of intermittent stream, creating an approximate 5-acre pond.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-927

  • American River Transport Co., LLC (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-943)

    Expiration date: 8/28/2020

    The purpose of the project is barge mooring and fleeting. The proposed work consists of constructing concrete deadmen to moor barges from mile marker 253.2 to mile marker 253.7. The maximum number of barges to be moored at any given time is 27. The barges would be arranged in various configurations but would not impede the navigation channel. No dredging or fill is required to complete this requested activity.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-943

  • Caterpillar Inc. (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-782)

    Expiration date: 8/14/2020

    The applicant proposes to perform mechanical dredging in the Illinois River, near the confluence of Farm Creek, and within their existing inlet structure.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-782

  • Dresden Nuclear Power Station (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-463)

    Expiration date: 8/14/2020

    The applicant proposes to perform hydraulic maintenance dredging in the Units 2/3 cooling water intake canal for the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant’s Units 2 & 3; located east of Morris, Illinois. The dredge slurry will be pumped into a decommissioned Unit 1 canal that is separated from the Illinois River to settle. Once settled, the dredged material will then be mechanically moved on land.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-463

  • Springfield Airport Authority (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-0841)

    Expiration date: 8/14/2020

    The applicant is proposing to fill and drain an existing 0.89-acre wetland and clear associated vegetation located at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport near the Charlie Ramp in order to minimize wildlife attractants and improve drainage. The wetland area has been used by various species of ducks, Canadian geese, and other wildlife such as deer, coyote, and fox. Wildlife Hazard Management Reports were completed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Wildlife Services for the Airport. The Reports designated this area as a high hazard and recommended the area be cut and graded to eliminate the standing water and allow vegetation to be mowed to a consistent height.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-0841

  • Koch Fertilizer (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-0764)

    Expiration date: 8/7/2020

    The applicant proposes to maintenance dredge the existing Koch Fertilizer barge dock in Henry, Illinois.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-0764

  • WFI Holdings, LLC - Wetland and Stream Compensatory Mitigation Bank Proposal (CEMVR-OD-P-2016-310)

    Expiration date: 7/15/2020

    The applicant proposes to establish the Sangamon River Wetland and Stream Mitigation Bank to generate approximately 83 wetland credits and 17,857 stream credits, for use by the regulated public, to mitigate for unavoidable wetland and stream impacts within the service area of the bank.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2016-310

  • Proposed Issuance of a Regional General Permit Maintenance of Man-Made Lakes and Ponds

    Expiration date: 6/26/2020

    In accordance with Title 33 CFR 325.2 and 325.7(e), as published in the November 13, 1986, Federal Register, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District proposes to issue a regional general permit (RGP) which would authorize the maintenance of man-made lakes and ponds. Permitted activities involve sediment removal, wave attenuation structures, shoreline stabilization, and fish and wildlife habitat improvement. The RGP would be issued for a period of 5 years.

    GP-45 (2020-0566)

  • Emergency Dredging Green Bay Dredge Cut Environmental Assessment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District has released for public review the report titled: Emergency Dredging Green Bay Dredge Cut Environmental Assessment (EA), dated May 2020. The public is invited to submit comments regarding the alternative analysis for this project through June 26.

  • City of Bloomington - Lake Evergreen (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-355)

    Expiration date: 6/10/2020

    The applicant is proposing to place riprap bank stabilization along approximately 8,100 feet of eroding shoreline around Lake Evergreen. Stone will be placed near the shore from a barge to an elevation of 722.2 feet above the normal pool elevation to stop the lateral erosion caused by wave action and reduce the sediment entering the lake body by accessing these sites with a barge.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-355

  • Illinois and Michigan Oil, LLC (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-484)

    Expiration date: 6/5/2020

    The applicant proposes to install 20 concrete filled steel mooring pins at 400 foot intervals which will create an upper section of 4,400 feet and a lower section of 2,800 feet, for an approximate fleeting capacity of 106 barges, which would be arranged in varying configurations. Also, a 600 feet sheet pile dock wall will be constructed downstream, adjacent to the termination of the lower fleet. The barges will be fleeted/moored from mile marker 255.7 downstream to mile marker 254.1 (approximately 300 feet east of the Seneca Railroad Drawbridge).

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-484

  • Woodland Shores Corp. (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-0547)

    Expiration date: 6/3/2020

    The applicant proposes to maintenance dredge the existing Woodland Shores Canal in Dixon, Illinois.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-0547

  • Keystone Steel & Wire Co. (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-431)

    Expiration date: 6/3/2020

    The applicant proposes to perform commercial dredging in an existing barge channel South of East Peoria, Illinois.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-431

  • Elmer Logsdon River Const. (CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1504)

    Expiration date: 3/28/2020

    The applicant proposes to perform commercial dredging at an existing channel inlet West of Beardstown, Illinois.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1504

  • Camelot Round Table Association (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-176)

    Expiration date: 3/28/2020

    The applicant is proposing approximately 15,700 linear feet of new and repaired bank stabilization to address the eroding shorelines around Lake Camelot (7,500 feet) and Lake Lancelot (8,200 feet). Stone and/or timber will be placed below the ordinary high water mark and up to 24 inches above full pool to stop the lateral erosion caused by wave action and reduce the sediment entering the lake body.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2020-176

  • City of Bloomington - Lake Bloomington (CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1476)

    Expiration date: 3/5/2020

    The applicant is proposing to place stone riprap along approximately 10,550 feet of eroding shoreline around Lake Bloomington. Stone will be placed near the shore from a barge to an elevation of 722.2 feet above the normal pool elevation to stop the lateral erosion caused by wave action and reduce the sediment entering the lake body by accessing these sites with a barge.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1476

  • SABIC Innovative Plastic (CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1473)

    Expiration date: 2/12/2020

    The applicant proposes to perform commercial dredging at the existing, SABIC Innovative Plastics facility in Ottawa, Illinois.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1473

  • Town of Normal (CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1421)

    Expiration date: 2/11/2020

    The applicant is proposing a stream bank stabilization project on the north branch of Sugar Creek between College Avenue and Blair Drive. The north and west branches of Sugar Creek are areas identified as a public hazard and a poorly maintained channel corridor with steep and poorly vegetated streambank slopes. 

    CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1421

  • U.S. Geological Survey (CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1116)

    Expiration date: 1/2/2020

    The applicant is proposing to deploy an acoustic deterrent system. The placement of the acoustic deterrent system has been previously authorized under Nationwide Permit #5 on November 25, 2019. In order to access the location of the acoustic deterrent system, approximately 550 cubic yards of sediment will need to be dredged. The placement of the dredged material will be placed in an upland, non-wetland location, approximately .75 miles Northeast of the project area.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1116

  • Ozinga Materials LLC - Clean Construction and Demolition Debris (CCDD) Facility (CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1372)

    Expiration date: 1/15/2020

    The applicant is proposing to convert a former quarry into a Clean Construction and Demolition Debris (CCDD) facility, which will be used to accept certified and tested uncontaminated concrete, brick, rock, stone and dirt. The project will be constructed in two phases. Phase 1 will be initiated by the construction of a berm which will require the filling of 5.05 acres of Waters of the US within the former quarry. The remaining 5.91 acres of the water behind the berm will receive CCDD material for an estimated 10.6 years. Phase 2 will be initiated by the construction of a berm which will require the filling of 1.11 acres of water within the former quarry. Phase 2 will receive CCDD material for an estimated 12.7 additional years. The project will impact a total of 10.96 acres of water for Phase 1 and 9.35 acres of water for Phase 2. The purpose is to meet the demand for CCDD facilities in Illinois.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1372

  • CF Industries, Seneca Facility (CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1212)

    Expiration date: 11/22/2019

    The applicant proposes to perform commercial dredging at the existing CF Industries Facility in Seneca, Illinois.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1212

  • Green River Drainage Dist. 3 (CEMVR-OD-P-2019-587)

    Expiration date: 11/2/2019

    Applicant placed 476 cubic yards of fill into Normandy ditch effectively creating a dam. The applicant placed a 60 inch equalizer tube with a 60 inch flapgate in an effort to divert water from Normandy Ditch to Walnut Ditch. The dam measures 38-foot at the base by 14-foot-high, the galvanized steel equalizer tube measures 70 -foot -long by 60 inch diameter.

    CEMVR-OD-P-2019-587

  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District invites signatories for revising existing 1993 Programmatic Agreement for the Public Law 84-99 Program

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District (USACE-MVR) invites signatories to participate in the process of revising the existing 1993 Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the Public Law 84-99 Program.

  • Tonica Cemeteries, Bailey Creek, LaSalle County, Illinois, Continuing Authorities Program Section 14 Emergency Streambank Protection

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District (District) has released for public review the Feasibility Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment (EA) titled, Tonica Cemeteries, Bailey Creek, LaSalle County, Illinois, Continuing Authorities Program Section 14 Emergency Streambank Protection dated May 2019. The District invites the public to review and provide comments regarding the alternative analysis for this project. A finalized report will be released following the public comment period.

  • Illinois Waterway Dredged Material Management Plan with Integrated Environmental Assessment for River Miles 240.3-242.7 (Bull's Island) of the Illinois River, Starved Rock Pool

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District (District) is requesting public review of the proposed Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) and integrated Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Bull’s Island and Milliken Island Dredge Cuts (Reach).