24 Apr 2025

Merschman Fertilizer Mississippi River Terminal Encroachment Improvements to Burlington North Bottoms Levee (Public Notice ID #2022-0001)

Expiration date: 5/24/2025

Merschman Fertilizer, LLC altered the Burlington North Bottoms Levee for repairs and improvements to their River Terminal Facility. Following repairs and improvements, Merschman Fertilizer, LLC requested Section 408 permission for modifications to the levee. These modifications included repairing the existing Mississippi River dock and building a new elevator, creating a new walkway, and constructing new mooring dolphins for their terminal facility.

22 Apr 2025

Tom Melcher (CEMVR-RD-2024-1094)

Expiration date: 5/21/2025

The applicant has proposed authorization to stabilize twelve streambank segments totaling 3,411 feet along the stream corridor.

10 Apr 2025

Renewal of Regional General Permit 40 Fill Material Placed in Waters of the United States for Bank Stabilization Activities in the State of Iowa (CEMVR-RD-2025-0302)

Expiration date: 5/9/2025

Rock Island District proposes to re-authorize a regional permit for bank stabilization activities for a period of 5 years to begin around October 15, 2025. The purpose of the Regional Permit is to expedite processing of a number of similar activities which will have minimal adverse impacts to Waters of the United States.

19 Mar 2025

Dredged Material Placement, Mississippi River 9-foot Navigation Channel, Pool 11, River Miles 603–611

Expiration date: 4/18/2025

Sand shoals developed in the Federal Navigation Channel (FNC) downstream of the Village of Cassville, Wisconsin, near RM 604 to 605, in Pool 11 of the UMR. If the sand shoals become too large, they pose safety concerns and could block the FNC from passage altogether. Due to the current size, these sand shoals are proposed for dredging. The area evaluated for identification of additional placement sites is approximately RM 603 to 611.

19 Mar 2025

Iowa Confluence Water Trails (CEMVR-RD-2024-0205)

Expiration date: 4/17/2025

The applicant requests authorization to construct access at two locations (north and south sites) along the Raccoon River, a new in-river structure, and a parking lot at and downstream of the Fleur Dam in downtown Des Moines, Iowa.

18 Mar 2025

Regional General Permit 41 Commercial and Institutional Developments in the State of Iowa (CEMVR-RD-2025-0192)

Expiration date: 4/16/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) proposes Regional General Permit (RP) for the activities required for the construction, expansion, modification, or improvement of commercial and institutional developments, including associated infrastructure and attendant features, which result in a total loss of up to 2.0 acre of WOTUS including the loss of up to 1,000 linear feet of stream bed.

18 Mar 2025

Regional General Permit 48 Residential Developments in the State of Iowa (CEMVR-RD-2025-0193)

Expiration date: 4/16/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) proposes the new Regional General Permit (RP) for the activities required for the construction, expansion, modification, or improvement of residential developments of a single residence, a multiple unit residential development, or a residential subdivision, which result in a total loss of up to 2.0 acre of WOTUS including the loss of up to 1,000 linear feet of stream bed.

5 Mar 2025

Little Walnut Creek Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-RD-2023-0482)

Expiration date: 3/21/2025

The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on 39.08-acres of publicly owned property that would result in the establishment of both stream and wetland mitigation credits. The goal of this project is to restore a reach of Little Walnut Creek and adjacent wetlands across a project area of approximately 2-miles.

26 Feb 2025

Iowa Department of Transportation (CEMVR-RD-2025-0136)

Expiration date: 3/22/2025

The applicant has proposed to reconstruct, widen the shoulders, stabilize the roadway embankment and repave approximately 2 miles of the U.S. 52 from the west approach of the Mississippi River Bridge crossing to the north approach of the Mississippi River Overflow Bridge north of Sabula, Iowa.

18 Feb 2025

Joint Drainage District No. 1 (CEMVR-RD-2024-1339)

Expiration date: 3/19/2025

The purpose of the project is to repair severe bank damages, and tile extension and surface drain damages on the Main Open Ditch of Joint Drainage District No. 1 (Kossuth and Palo Alto County, Iowa).

4 Feb 2025

MidAmerican Gas Line Replacement under Black Hawk Creek, Waterloo, Iowa (Public Notice ID #2022-0032)

Expiration date: 2/19/2025

The proposed project would construct a replacement 12-inch natural gas pipeline under Black Hawk Creek. The replacement is needed because the City of Waterloo intends to remove the Falls Avenue bridge which the existing gas pipeline is attached to. The proposed relocation will require alteration to both the Waterloo, IA – NW – Cedar River RDB/Black Hawk Creek LDB levee and the Waterloo, IA – SW – Cedar River RDB/Black Hawk Creek RDB levee.

27 Dec 2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CEMVR-OD-P-2014-1163, 1164, 1165, 1166)

Expiration date: 1/25/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Rock Island District (District) proposed project, dredge material placement, is located on the Upper Mississippi River between river miles (RM) 300 and 614 within the states of Missouri (MO), Illinois (IL), Iowa (IA), and Wisconsin (WI). Dredging and material placement is required at numerous locations in this reach of the river.

10 Dec 2024

Reissuance of Regional General Permit 39 Iowa Dept. of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Targeted Water Quality Improvement Created/Restored Wetlands in WOTUS in the State of Iowa (CEMVR-RD-2024-1291)

Expiration date: 2/10/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, with regulatory jurisdiction in Iowa are pursing the reissuance of this regional permit with updated conditions.

10 Dec 2024

UPDATED DRAFT MITIGATION BANKING GUIDANCE PROPOSAL FOR ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT (IOWA AND ILLINOIS)

Expiration date: 2/11/2025

The U.S Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Rock Island District, with the assistance of both the Iowa and Illinois interagency review teams (IRT), including Illinois DNR, USEPA (Regions 5 & 7), and NRCS have revised the original mitigation banking guidance last updated in July of 2019.

22 Oct 2024

Castor Falls Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-2024-1108)

Expiration date: 11/20/2024

The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on approximately 44-acres of property owned by Naturion West, LLC. This project would result in the generation of emergent wetland and stream compensatory mitigation credits. The goal of this project is to restore 103.68-acres of emergent wetland, enhance 2.09-acres of forested wetland, establish 34.64-acres of buffer to generate an initial estimate of 7.56 wetland credits. The project will also restore 2,393.58 linear feet of stream with buffers to generate an initial estimate of 54,792.86 stream credits.

22 Oct 2024

City of Waukee (CEMVR-RD-2023-371)

Expiration date: 11/4/2024

This project was originally advertised via a Public Notice between April 10, 2023, and May 9, 2023. At that time the stated purpose of the project was to provide stormwater detention and a recreational amenity for the City of Waukee. The project purpose has been amended. The current project purpose is to provide storm water detention.

15 Oct 2024

Platte River Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-2024-1080)

Expiration date: 11/12/2024

The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on approximately 156-acres of property owned by SCP Platte River, 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 103.68-acres of emergent wetland, enhance 2.09-acres of forested wetland, establish 34.64-acres of buffer to generate an initial estimate of 113.39 wetland credits.

2 Aug 2024

Rutherford Wetland Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-RD-2024-0506)

Expiration date: 9/3/2024

Project Location: The proposed site is located within Section 12, Township 90 North, Range 4 West, Wright County, Iowa. See attached location maps. Latitude: 42.625626 Longitude: -93.747499.Bank Objectives: The fundamental objective of compensatory mitigation is to offset environmental losses resulting from unavoidable impacts to waters of the

28 Jun 2024

Trails End Stream Mitigation Bank (Public Notice Re-Issuance) (CEMVR-RD-2023-0807)

Expiration date: 7/27/2024

This project is the second phase of the overall Trails End Mitigation Bank project. The bank Sponsor proposes to complete activities on 285.62-acres of property owned by the Polk County Conservation Board. Site A is comprised of 257.21-acres and is the location of the Trails End Wetland Mitigation Bank (Phase I). Site B is 28.41-acres and is located to the east of Site A.

16 May 2024

Heath Delzell (CEMVR-RD-2024-0455)

Expiration date: 6/14/2024

This project consists of mechanical dredging 132,600 cubic yards of deposited spoil and native soils within Lake Keomah.

29 Mar 2024

Beaver Creek Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-OD-P-2020-0582)

Expiration date: 5/4/2024

The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on 47.66 acres of privately owned property that would result in the establishment of both stream and wetland mitigation credits. The goal of the bank is to restore 5,140 linear feet of North Beaver Creek to generate 53,822 stream credits and restore/enhance onsite wetlands to generate 11.82 wetland credits.

19 Mar 2024

Barber Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-OD-P-2019-1198)

Expiration date: 4/22/2024

The bank sponsor proposes to complete activities on 74.35 acres of privately owned property that would result in the restoration and enhancement of both forested and emergent wetland mitigation credits. The goal of the bank is to enhance/restore wetlands and upland buffer to generate 33.5 credits.

1 Mar 2024

Rathbun Land & Water Alliance (CEMVR-RD-2022-1208)

Expiration date: 4/3/2024

This project will construct an earthen dam across an intermittent stream to create a sediment basin in effort to improve water quality by reducing sediment loads from entering Rathbun Lake.

6 Feb 2024

Proposed Renewal of Regional Permit 7 for Linear Transportation Project (CEMVR-RD-2024-0035)

Expiration date: 2/27/2024

The Corps proposes to renew Regional Permit 7 for Linear Transportation Project and increase impacts from the previous impact threshold from 1-acre of waters of the U.S. (WUS) to 2.0-acres of WUS, including the loss of up to 1,000 linear feet of stream bed in the state of Iowa.

6 Feb 2024

New Melleray Abbey Stream Mitigation Bank (CEMVR-RD-2024-0130)

Expiration date: 3/6/2024

The bank sponsor proposes to complete the project in two phases on nearby pieces of property in Dubuque County, Iowa. Both phases of the project will entail the construction of Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs). A BDA is a human-made complex that is designed to mimic the structure and function of a naturally created beaver dam.