Regulatory and Permitting Program

26 Jun 2020

Colorado Mitigation Procedures (COMP) v2

Interested parties are hereby notified that the District Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Albuquerque, Omaha, and Sacramento Districts, have approved the statewide use of the Colorado Mitigation Procedures (COMP) v2 within the State of Colorado. The COMP outlines the steps the Corps Districts in Colorado will take regarding compensatory mitigation evaluations and provides statewide predictability and consistency in the Corps’ compensatory mitigation determinations. Specifically, the COMP standardizes the Corps’ compensatory mitigation procedures for quantifying wetland and stream losses (debits) and compensatory mitigation (credits).

23 Jun 2020

NWO-2019-00673-WEH

Expiration date: 7/23/2020

Sam Sampson - The Big Blue Mitigation Site is located in Section 18, Township 10 North, Range 2 East in Seward County, Nebraska, specifically, 40.835622, -97.239927. The existing conditions include approximately 11.903 acres of PEMA/C playa depression wetlands. The Sponsor proposes to restore (rehabilitate) approximately 10.449 acres of PEMA/C playa depression, establish 8.565 acres of PEMA/C playa depression, and establish 5.280 acres of native grass wetland buffer. This will result in the proposed generation of 20.334 wetland credits.

23 Jun 2020

NWO-2020-00774-BIS

Expiration date: 6/8/2020

The District Engineer is evaluating a permit application from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department to construct a boat ramp, parking lot and turnaround area on the Alkaline Lake Wildlife south and east of the existing boat ramp and parking area. Work would be completed by NDGF staff; therefore, no plans have been drawn up, but work is described as follows: Clay fill material (approximately 22 750 cubic yards) would be placed and compacted to fill the existing wetlands and create the new parking area and turnaround site (2.4 acres). The material would be obtained from the site shown on the attached photo and would be moved to the site with large scrapers. There appears to be wetlands at the borrow site as well, but impacts have not been quantified. A dozer would be used to level and compact material. Once filled, the entire site would be finished with a 4-inch layer of Class 5 gravel (approximately 1,500 cubic yards). A new cement boat ramp would be constructed utilizing the ‘pour & push’ method as shown on the attached spec sheet. Minimal site preparation below the normal water elevation would be required to prepare the proper 12% slope. The boat ramps dimensions would be approximately 32 feet wide by 120 feet long and 6 inches thick, reinforced with #4 rebar. Approximately ¾ of the ramp would be situated below the normal water level. Riprap (approximately 200 cubic yards) would be placed along the sides of the ramp to protect it from wind/wave action and undermining. The approximate 3.5 acre project site is located in the SW¼ of Section 36, Township 137 North, Range 71 West, Latitude: 46.632560° North, Longitude: -99.596667° West, Kidder County, North Dakota.

23 Jun 2020

NWO-2019-01121-BIS

Expiration date: 7/2/2020

The District Engineer is evaluating a permit application from Mountrail County Road & Bridge for reconstruction of 96th Avenue NW. Mountrail County proposes to reconstruct 4.06 miles of 96th Avenue NW. Work would include widening, vertical curve lowering, grading, drainage improvement, cement stabilized subgrade, aggregate surfacing and culvert replacement. Finished driving surface would be 26 feet. Approximately 3,400 cubic yards of material would be required for the project. The subgrade would be stabilized with cement. Existing culverts would be replaced with longer structures and would be appropriately sized to comply with State drainage law. The finished roadway would be paved. Construction of this project would result in permanent impacts to 1.62 acres of waters of the United States. The approximately 4.2 mile reconstruction project centers on Latitude: 48.184723° North, Longitude: -102.69880° West and would impact tributaries and adjacent wetlands in Mountrail County, North Dakota.

23 Jun 2020

NWO-2018-01458-BIS

Expiration date: 7/6/2020

The District Engineer is evaluating a permit application from the City of Jamestown for the James River Phase 3 Riverbank Restoration (Construction Phase) Project. The project includes bank stabilization on the James River in six location in Jamestown, North Dakota. Total bankline affected would be 1914 feet protected with 4668 cubic yards of rock riprap and permanently impacting approximately 0.624 acre. Sites 1 and 2 are located in Section 24, Township 140 North, Range 64 West [Latitude: 46.920764° North, Longitude: -98.708889° West and Latitude: 46.918278° North, Longitude: -98.708889° West]; Site 3 is located in Section 25, Township 140 North, Range 64 West[Latitude: 46.919365° North, Longitude: -98.710556° West]; Site 4 is located in Section 1,Township 139 North, Range 64 West [Latitude: 46.890025° North, Longitude: -98.695556°West]; Site 5 is located in Section 6, Township 139 North, Range 63 West [Latitude:46.891822° North, Longitude: -98.6880556° West] and Site 6 is located in Section 36,Township 140 North, Range 64 West [Latitude: 46.892994° North, Longitude: -98.705833°]; all sites are located in Stutsman County, North Dakota.