6 Oct 2023

Des Moines County replacing H-14 Bridge along County Road X99 over Hawkeye Creek (Public Notice ID #2023-0042)

Expiration date: 10/21/2023

Interested parties are hereby notified the U.S. 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 (FRMP) of the United States, as described below and shown on the attached figures. Written comments are being solicited from anyone having an interest in the requested alteration. Comments will become part of the USACE 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 decision to 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 U.S.C. 408 (Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899; hereinafter Section 408), Des Moines County has requested permission to modify the Two Rivers Levee and Drainage District -Upper Unit, an existing federally authorized FRMP.

2 Oct 2023

WFI Holdings-B LLC (CEMVR-RD-2023-1304)

Expiration date: 11/2/2023

Project Location: The proposed site is located within Section 29, Township 27 North, Range 9 East, Stephenson 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 the Army Permits. Other Objectives include restoration of habitat to support native biodiversity, improve aquatic habitat connectivity between stream and Pecatonica River, to compensate for stream losses in a manner which contributes to the long-term ecological functioning of the watershed where the bank is located. Project Description/Bank Establishment: The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on approximately 34-acres of property owned by Brant Brittman and Susan Trusts. This project would potentially result in the generation of stream compensatory mitigation credits. The goal of this project is to restore 3,031.3 linear feet of stream and establish 33.37 acres of buffer to generate an initial estimate of an initial estimate of 35,404 stream credits.

20 Sep 2023

Green Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project, Pool 13, Upper Mississippi River - River Miles 545.9 Through 548.7

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District (District), requests your review of the Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment titled, Green Island Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project, dated September 20, 2023.

14 Sep 2023

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.

14 Sep 2023

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.

6 Sep 2023

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.

5 Sep 2023

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.

24 Aug 2023

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.

17 Aug 2023

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.

14 Aug 2023

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.

9 Aug 2023

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.

3 Aug 2023

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.

31 Jul 2023

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.

18 Jul 2023

Dubuque Maus Lake Culvert Repair Modifications to the Iowa Flood Control Works Levee, Dubuque, Iowa (Public Notice ID #2023-0002)

Expiration date: 8/2/2023

In compliance with 33 USC 408 (Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899; hereinafter Section 408), The City of Dubuque is requested permission to modify the Dubuque, Iowa Flood Control Works Levee, an existing federally authorized flood risk management project in Dubuque County, Iowa. The proposed project involves the Dubuque, Iowa Flood Control Works Levee and is located near Maus Park Lake along the Mississippi River at approximate River Mile 578.7 in Dubuque, Iowa. 

14 Jul 2023

Sonstegard Family Farms Silver Lake Wetland Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-RD-2023-0911)

Expiration date: 8/12/2023

The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on approximately 78 acres of privately owned property that would result in the establishment of wetland mitigation credits. The bank sponsor proposes to develop credits by restoring natural hydrologic conditions and re-establishing native vegetation cover to historic wetlands at the site that have been altered by drainage and cropping. The proposed site is located within Sections 16 and 17, Township 100 North, Range 38 West, Dickinson County, Iowa.

14 Jul 2023

Blair Wetland Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-RD-2023-0865)

Expiration date: 8/12/2023

The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on 195.44-acres of property owned by the prospective bank manager (Brice Blair) and a private landowner. The proposed site is located approximately 4-miles west of Rockwell, Iowa and consists of five parcels within Section 29, Township 88 North, Range 33 West, Calhoun County, Iowa.

6 Jul 2023

Lamberts Landing Wetland and Stream Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-RD-2023-0464)

Expiration date: 8/5/2023

The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on approximately 79-acres of property owned by MADD, LLC. This project would result in the generation of emergent wetland, forested wetland, and stream compensatory mitigation credits. The goal of this project is to restore 27.07-acres of emergent wetland and 4.43-acres of forested wetland, enhance 23.64-acres of existing wetland and 13.56-acres of forested wetland, and establish 9.71-acres of buffer to generate an initial estimate of 52.53 wetland credits and restore 1,652 linear feet of stream to generate an initial estimate of 3,056 stream credits.

6 Jul 2023

Realignment of Regulatory Program Areas of Responsibility between Rock Island District and Chicago District

Effective August 01, 2023, the Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program areas of responsibility between the Rock Island District and Chicago District in Illinois will be changed. This change in boundaries between the two Districts is part of a larger effort to realign the Districts along watershed boundaries in accordance with OPORD 2020-04 (USACE Mission Realignment Implementation). In order to reduce impacts to the public, the Districts have agreed to change the Regulatory boundaries along county lines as opposed to watershed boundaries. To achieve this, the Regulatory Program responsibilities within the four counties of Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, and Iroquois will be transferred from the Rock Island District to the Chicago District. All of Lee, Dekalb, LaSalle, Livingston, and parts of Ford County will remain in the Rock Island District.

5 Jul 2023

Stream Compensatory Mitigation Bank Proposal (CEMVR-RD-2023-0807)

Expiration date: 8/5/2023

This project is the second phase of the overall Trails End Mitigation Bank project. The first phase of the project (Corps Project No. CEMVR-OD-P-20190433) included creation, restoration, and enhancement of emergent and forested wetlands, as well as creation of upland buffer under the same name and which occupies a portion of the site. The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on 285.62-acres of property owned by the Polk County Conservation Board.

27 Jun 2023

Re-issuance of Regional General Permit 26 Emergency Reconstruction and Repair Activities for Flood Damaged Areas In All Waters of the U.S. in the State of Illinois (CEMVR-RD-2022-0504 )

Expiration date: 6/27/2028

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, HAS REISSUED Regional General Permit 26 for work associated with emergency reconstruction and repair activities in all waters of the United States (including rivers, lakes, streams and wetland areas) in the State of Illinois within the regulatory boundaries of the Rock Island District, St. Louis District, Chicago District and Memphis District, under the authority of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 USC 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344).

26 Jun 2023

Silver Lake Growth, LLC (CEMVR-RD-2023-0682)

Expiration date: 7/28/2023

Project Location: The project is located on a 30-acre parcel on the south shore of Silver Lake to the northwest of the intersection of Beachcomber Drive and Highway 9, on both sides of the recreational trail. Section 33, Township 100 North, Range 38 West, Dickinson County, Iowa Project Description: This project involves developing a 30-acre parcel on the south shore of Silver Lake for either residential and/or commercial use as well as reconstructing a proposed recreational trail along one of the wetlands. Currently, the parcel contains approximately 21 acres of delineated wetlands of which 5.41 acres will be filled during project work. This project includes grading, road paving, trail paving, storm sewer improvements, installation of water and sanitary sewer services, and construction of structures. The intent of this proposed development is to follow the natural ridge that separates the two wetland areas with the proposed roadway. 

23 Jun 2023

MidAmerican Energy (CEMVR-RD-2023-0598)

Expiration date: 7/22/2023

The applicant proposes to demolish: the main building, and turbine hall associated outbuildings and structures, two cooling water intake screen houses (Screen House Nos.1 and 2), and the removal of underground facilities associated with the plant. Restoration primarily consists of placing imported earth fill to raise the elevation of portions of the site, restoration of the river bank at the location of the main building, and modification of the stormwater drainage system.

23 Jun 2023

Land of the Swamp White Oak (Maurer) Wetland Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-RD-2023-0799)

Expiration date: 7/22/2023

Project Location: The proposed site is located within Section 31, Township 79 North, Range 2 West, Cedar County, Iowa.  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 the Army Permits. Other Objectives include the support of the national goal of no net-loss of wetlands, the enhancement of wildlife habitat within the Pee Dee Creek-Cedar River watershed, to compensate for wetland losses in a manner which contributes to the long-term ecological functioning of the watershed where the bank is located, the reduction of temporal losses of wetland functions, and to restore and enhance water quality and habitat within the Land of the Swamp White Oak Preserve. Project Description/Bank Establishment: The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on 96-acres of property owned by The Nature Conservancy of Iowa (TNC), which is within TNC’s Land of the Swamp White Oak Preserve. This project would result in the generation of wetland compensatory mitigation credits. The goal of this project is to restore 22.7-acres of wetland, enhance 23.3-acres of existing wetland, and enhance 45.4-acres of buffer to generate an initial estimate of 45.68 wetland credits. The bank sponsor proposes to use different construction methods to aid in the completion of this project. Hydrologic restoration will include plugging existing onsite ditches in addition to light grading of specific areas. Improvements to the vegetative community include management to remove and control invasive species while promoting the growth of native species. Specifically, management may include chemical or mechanical removal of invasives and/or the use of periodic prescribed burns. Establishment of native plant communities will focus on herbaceous wet prairie species within wetland areas and will include interspersed tree planting. Wetland buffer areas will be planted with an upland prairie seed mix again with interspersed tree plantings. A wetland delineation, and additional information on construction techniques, target plant community types, and detailed planting plans will be completed prior to the submission of the draft Mitigation Banking Instrument.

14 Jun 2023

STATE OF MISSOURI ISSUANCE OF REGIONAL GENERAL PERMIT 41 (GP-41) FLOOD RECOVERY/REPAIR ACTIVITES – STATES OF MISSOURI (CEMVR-OD-P-2017-1263)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, HAS ISSUED GP-41, authorizing the protection and the repair of existing damaged structures, damaged land areas, and damaged fills that were previously authorized by a Department of the Army (DA) permit. GP-41 is issued under the authority of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 USC 403) and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). The GP-41 authorizes disaster recovery and repair activities within the Rock Island District’s regulatory boundary within the State of Missouri, provided that the project proponent, contractor, etc. complies with all general, special and water quality certification conditions included in GP-41. Additionally, GP-41 does not obviate the project proponent from obtaining other Federal, state, and/or local authorizations, required by law, prior to completing the authorized work described in GP-41. The limit of authorization of GP-41 is to those areas within the Rock Island District’s regulatory boundary in Missouri that have been declared a natural disaster area by the governor of the state or by the President of the United States. Other Corps of Engineers Districts with regulatory authority in the State of Missouri will issue a similar Department of the Army permit that authorizes disaster recovery activities specific to each of those districts.

12 Jun 2023

Cassville Lower Dredge Placement (CEMVR-RD-2023-0800)

Expiration date: 7/12/2023

A high water event on the Mississippi River has caused significant shoaling within the 9-Foot Navigation Channel in the District’s area of operation. Water levels are falling rapidly, and actual depths are forecast to fall below nine feet by 11 June 2023 in the Cassville Lower Reach. The activity is considered an imminent closure in accordance with the GREAT II, Channel Maintenance Handbook dated December 1980. Barge groundings are imminent and navigation delays are likely with elevated risks for channel closures. With water levels continuing to fall, the District anticipates these areas are likely to result in channel closures without channel maintenance dredging. The District is declaring this situation an emergency. USACE procedures associated with implementing emergency actions prior to completion of environmental coordination are addressed in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 337.7 (Practice and Procedures, Emergency Actions) and 33 CFR § 230.8 (Procedures for Implementing National Environmental Policy Act, Emergency Actions). The District has initiated environmental coordination with Federal and State agencies but has not completed all environmental compliance requirements for dredged material placement. The District intends to satisfy as many requirements before dredging as possible, but some requirements may be met after-the-fact. The emergency action is not considered major in scope, and the District does not anticipate it will result in significant environmental impacts.