Rock Island District Public Notices

  • City of Nevada (CEMVR-RD-2023-817)

    Expiration date: 10/11/2023

    Project Location: The proposed project is located on West Indian Creek and a tributary to West Indian Creek in Section 7, Township 83 North, Range 22 West and Section 12, Township 83 North, Range 23 West, Story County, Iowa within the City of Nevada.  Project Description: A. The Applicant has proposed two separate but related streambank protection projects that are sponsored by the Iowa State Revolving Fund which received funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Project A is on the main stem of West Indian Creek and includes the stabilization of West Indian Creek from approximately 750 feet downstream of West Lincoln Highway to approximately 650 feet upstream of E Avenue. This project is approximately 4100 feet long and techniques used will include stone toe protection, bio-engineering techniques, floodplain benches, large wood debris and cross vane weirs to reduce erosion. Project B is located on a tributary of West Indian Creek. This project will stabilize approximately 1300 feet along the tributary and will include the same strategies as West Indian Creek. Techniques used will include stone toe protection, bio-engineering techniques, floodplain benches, large wood debris and cross vane weirs to reduce erosion.

  • Lower Rock Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-RD-2023-1205)

    Expiration date: 10/14/2023

    This notice is issued in accordance with the Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources; Final Rule (the Mitigation Rule) described in the Federal Register dated April 10, 2008 (33 CFR Parts 325 and 332). Project Location: The proposed site is located within Section 27, Township 23 North, Range 11East, Pine Rock Township, Ogle County, Illinois.  Bank Objectives: The fundamental objective of compensatory mitigation is to offset environmental losses resulting from unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States (WOTUS)authorized by Department of Army Permits. Other objectives include: support the national goal of nonet-loss of wetlands, enhance existing and create additional wildlife habitat; compensate for wetland and stream losses in a manner which contributes to the long-term ecological functioning of the watershed within which the Bank is located, reduce temporal losses of wetland and stream functions, restore ecological connectivity along the Kyte River riparian corridor, and improving water quality in the Rock River watershed and service area of the bank.

  • Illinois Department of Transportation replacing of bridge along IL 100 over Kerton Creek, Seahorn Drainage and Levee District, Bath, Fulton County, IL (Public Notice ID #2023-0038)

    Expiration date: 9/21/2023

    In compliance with 33 U.S.C 408 (Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899; hereinafter Section 408), The Illinois Department of Transportation (IL DOT) has requested permission to modify the Seahorn Drainage and Levee District (D&LD) Levee, an existing federally authorized flood risk management project in Fulton County, Illinois. The proposed project involves the Seahorn D&LD located on the right descending (west) bank of Otter Creek about 0.7 miles upstream from its confluence with the Illinois River. The proposed project location is the bridge carrying IL 100 over Kerton Creek and the Seahorn D&LD, approximately 7 miles south of U.S. Route 136.

  • IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UPDATED MISSOURI STREAM MITIGATION METHOD (MSMM)

    THIS NOTICE IS AN INFORMATIONL NOTICE ONLY -- NO COMENTS ARE REQUESTED. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Districts within the State of Missouri (Kansas City, Little Rock, Memphis, Rock Island, St. Louis) (Corps) adopted the Missouri Stream Mitigation Method (MSMM) on March 1, 2007, revised on May 29, 2013. The MSMM is the primary tool the Corps has used for the evaluation of stream impacts and mitigation proposals for Department of the Army permit actions within the State of Missouri. The September 2023 updated revision of the MSMM will enhance the Corps’ ability to protect the Nation’s aquatic resources, while allowing reasonable development through fair, flexible and balanced permit decisions. With this notice, the Corps is announcing the final September 2023 MSMM and will begin using it immediately subject to the transition provisions.

  • Proposed Change to Categorical Permissions For Requests To Alter U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Civil Works Projects in the Rock Island District

    Expiration date: 9/22/2023

    The USACE Rock Island District is soliciting comments from the public, federal, state, and local agencies and officials, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties about a proposed modification to Categorical Permission #5 described herein and in the 2018 PEA. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and other public interest factors listed above. The District will use the comments to determine the need for a public hearing and the overall public interest in the proposed activity.
  • Whistle Stop Stream Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-RD-2023-1080)

    Expiration date: 9/19/2023

    The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities in one phase on 45.12-acres of property in Dallas County, Iowa. The creek occupies 2,982-linear feet and the proposed conceptual alignment would re-meander the channel to a length of approximately 3,478-linear feet. This project would result in the generation of approximately 48,676 stream compensatory mitigation credits.

  • Des Moines Water Reclamation Authority Effluent Pump Station (Public Notice ID #2023-0005)

    Expiration date: 8/29/2023

    In compliance with 33 USC 408 (Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899; hereinafter Section 408), the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority has requested permission to modify the Des Moines I Levee, an existing federally-authorized FRMP.

  • Springfield Supplement Water Supply and Aquatic Recreation Project (CEMVR-OD-P-2016-0095)

    Expiration date: 9/25/2023

    The proposed project is located southeast of the existing Lake Springfield and north of Pawnee, Illinois in Section 31 of Rochester Township (see attached map). The proposed earthen dam is located on Horse Creek, approximately 2.3 miles southwest of the confluence of Horse Creek and the South Fork of the Sangamon River. The project area, including the inundation area and surrounding uplands, is expected to be approximately 7,983 acres and lies between Old Route 66 to the west, Cardinal Hill Road to the east, and Carroll Street in Pawnee, Illinois to the South. It is estimated that 71.1 acres of wetland habitat and 241,217 linear feet of stream habitat are potentially jurisdictional waters and are located within the project area. The District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, Illinois is announcing the availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the City of Springfield (City), City, Water, Light & Power (CWLP) and is evaluating a Department of the Army permit application from CWLP. Permits are issued under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404), which regulates the placement of dredge or fill material in the nation’s waters.

  • Wapsipinicon State Park (CEMVR-RD-2021-641)

    Expiration date: 9/1/2023

    Within Wapsipinicon State Park on the Wapsipinicon River in Section 11, Township 84 North, Range 4 West, Jones County, Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources proposes to install 20 weirs along the right bank of the Wapsipinicon River for a length of approximately 3000 linear feet. The purpose for the weir installation is to protect an existing road that is close to the riverbank and may be undercut by the river. Each weir will be approximately 90-feet long and will consist of approximately 50 boulders. Each weir will be keyed appropriately into the banks of the river to prevent scour.

  • City of Des Moines Southeast Connector (CEMVR-RD-2023-269)

    Expiration date: 8/29/2023

    The proposed project is the final phase of the Southeast Connector (SEC) which will start at East Martin Luther King Boulevard and travel east to U.S. Highway 65. The project will cross Four Mile Creek and associated wetlands in Section 8, Township 78 North, Range 23 West, Polk County, Iowa. The City of Des Moines proposes to construct the final segment of the Southeast Connector which will begin from SE 30th Street east to U.S. Highway 65 for a distance of approximately 2miles. The Southeast Connector will match the existing segments and will be a two-lane road with grading complete for an eventual 4-lane buildout. Sections of SE 30th, SE 36th, SE 43rd and Vandalia Road will be improved as part of the overall project.