The District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 1616 Capitol Avenue, Suite 9000, Omaha, Nebraska 68102-9000 has issued Version 8 of Regional General Permit 198226002 (RGP 8202-08). The permit authorizes construction of fish habitat restoration and enhancement features in creeks, streams and rivers in the State of Wyoming pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1344).
RGP 8202-08 was issued in accordance with the "Regulatory Programs of the Corps; Final Rule," as published in the Federal Register, Volume 51, Number 219, dated November 13, 1986. A consolidated version of the regulations updated through April 2008 is available from the Corps Headquarters web site at: http://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/RegulatoryProgramandPermits/FederalRegulation.aspx Section 322.2(f) of the regulations defines "general permit" as a Department of the Army authorization that is issued on a nationwide or regional basis for a category or categories of activities when those activities are substantially similar in nature and cause only minimal individual and cumulative environmental impacts. Section 325.2(e)(2) of the regulations defines regional permits as a type of general permit issued by a division or district engineer after compliance with the other procedures of the regulations.
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ), Water Quality Division at 200 West 17th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, certified RGP 8202-08 on January 15, 2025, in accordance with provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended. The WDEQ certified authorized activities located in Wyoming Class 2, 3 and 4 waters and denied certification of proposed activities in Class 1 waters pending project specific reviews. Certification was also denied where authorized activities would occur on waterbody segments placed on Wyoming’s 303(d) list of impaired waters or that have approved total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) pending project specific reviews.