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.

10 Apr 2025

Special Public Notice: Public Notice Announcing the District Engineer’s Intent to Use Emergency Procedures in the States of Illinois and Iowa

Expiration date: 5/9/2025

Pursuant to Sec. 1 and Sec. 4 of EO 14156, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Rock Island District has found the request to be subject to emergency treatment pursuant to special permit processing procedures in accordance with 33 CFR § 325.2(e)(4) for the National Energy Emergency established by Executive Order 14156, which was issued on January 20, 2025, and the special processing procedures established by Mississippi Valley Division.

10 Apr 2025

Renewal of Regional General Permit 16 Fill Material Placed in Waters of the United States for Bank Stabilization Activities in the State of Illinois (CEMVR-RD-2025-0054)

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.

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.

31 Mar 2025

Special Public Notice: The Acceptance of Funds from Illinois Department of Transportation to Expedite Permit Application Review and Jurisdictional Determinations

This Special Public Notice announces the decision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago, Louisville, Memphis, Rock Island, and St. Louis Districts (Corps) to accept and expend funds from the Illinois Department of Transportation to expedite processing of their Department of the Army (DA) permit applications. This decision follows a previous public noticed issued by the Chicago, Louisville, Memphis, Rock Island, and St. Louis Districts on July 23, 2024, that solicited public comment on the aforementioned funding arrangement.

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.

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.

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.

7 Feb 2025

Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, Andalusia Island Complex Ecosystem Restoration Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is requesting public review of the Project Implementation Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment titled, Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program Andalusia Island Complex Ecosystem Restoration Project, Pool 16, Upper Mississippi River Miles 467.5 – 471.0, Rock Island County, Illinois dated, February 2025. The District is interested in review and comments regarding the project analysis and outcomes for this project to fulfill the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.

4 Feb 2025

Metrolink Ferry East Moline (Public Notice ID #2024-0032)

Expiration date: 2/19/2025

The proposed Project would entail construction of a dock with access ramps and pier modifying the East Moline, IL, Levee near The Bend Development. The dock would be 90’ long by 6’ wide, with an aluminum gangway spanning from the fixed landside hinge to a 32-foot by 16-foot floating dock platform, providing access to Channel Cat passenger ferryboat services.

17 Jan 2025

Special Public Notice: Decision to Accept Funds from Illinois DOT to Expedite Permit Application Review

This Special Public Notice announces the decision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago, Louisville, Memphis, Rock Island, and St. Louis Districts (Corps) to accept and expend funds from the Illinois Department of Transportation to expedite processing of their Department of the Army (DA) permit applications.

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.

19 Dec 2024

Marais D’Osier Slough Beneficial Use Placement

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, requests your review of the Environmental Assessment titled, Marais D’Osier Slough Beneficial Use Placement Project dated December 2024. The District is interested in your review and comments regarding the alternative analysis and the preferred alternative for this project to fulfill the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.

24 Oct 2024

Mississippi River Project Forest Management Plan with Programmatic Environmental Assessment - Upper Mississippi River Pools 11-22

Expiration date: 11/25/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE), Rock Island District, is seeking public review and comment on the new Mississippi River Project Forest Management Plan and Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) for Pools 11-22. Written comments are being solicited through November 25, 2024, for anyone having an interest in the proposed plan.