Interested parties are hereby notified the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Rock Island District (District), received an application for a Department of the Army Section 408 permission for certain work at or near a federally-authorized flood risk management project of the United States, as described below and shown on attached figures. Written comments are being solicited from anyone having an interest in the requested alteration. Comments will become part of the District’s administrative record and will be considered in determining whether to approve the request. Comments supporting, opposing, or identifying concerns that should be considered by the District in its decisions process are all welcome. Comments providing substantive information or a rationale for the commenter’s position are the most helpful.
This public notice is not a paid advertisement and is for public information only. Issuance of this notice does not imply District endorsement of the project as described.
REQUESTER: In compliance with 33 USC 408 (Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899; hereinafter Section 408), the City of Des Moines, Iowa requested permission to modify the Des Moines II - Right Descending Bank Des Moines River/ Left Descending bank Raccoon River Levee, an existing federally authorized flood risk management project situated along the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers.
LOCATION: The proposed project is located near MLK Jr. Parkway at Southwest Second Street, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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