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.

17 Apr 2025

Lewis County Stream & Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Bank Proposal (CEMVS-2025-213)

Expiration date: 5/15/2025

The St. Louis District and Rock Island District share the Central Plains/Cuivre/Salt Ecological Drainage Unit Service Area for this bank proposal and therefore will be requesting comments from both areas of responsibility. This service area will provide mitigation options for applicants in both Districts. The Sponsor (Sunflower Enterprise) has submitted the Lewis County Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank prospectus, which proposes two alternative mitigation bank options/concepts.

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.

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.

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.

6 Nov 2024

Middle Fork Salt River Wetland & Stream Mitigation Bank

Expiration date: 12/5/2024

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). The St. Louis District and Rock Island District shall utilize the portions of the Central Plains / Cuivre /Salt Ecological Drainage Unit (EDU) and the Central Plains / Des Moines EDU located within Missouri for this bank proposal. This service area will provide mitigation options for applicants within the St. Louis District and Rock Island District.

23 Oct 2024

Notice of Issuance of the Proposed Illinois Mitigation Banking Standard Service Areas

Expiration date: 11/22/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Rock Island District upon review and with the assistance of an Interagency Review Team (IRT) including the Illinois DNR and USEPA proposes to create standard service areas in Illinois, Rock Island District area of responsibility only.

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.

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.