Regulatory and Section 408 Programs

19 Dec 2023

NWO-2020-01742-WEH / 408-NWO-2023-0044

Expiration date: 1/9/2024

The City of Council Bluffs, in coordination with Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact (SINC) is proposing improvements in River’s Edge North are to include a treetop walk (an elevated walkway approximately 2,520 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 18 feet above ground) with a connection to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, an observation tower with restrooms, utility connections, and an emergency access roadway (16-foot-wide paved roadway) with drainage ditches on each side of the road for its entire length. The walkway would be lit from an electrical connection off the pedestrian bridge. The connection would extend to the observation tower and restrooms for lighting of those features. Sanitary sewer and potable water lines would be extended from existing utilities near the west end of Avenue D, across the L627 Levee to the observation tower. A 12-foot-wide gravel emergency access road in River’s Edge North would provide access to the tower complex.

18 Dec 2023

NWO-2000-80189-DEN

Expiration date: 1/17/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, (Corps) is evaluating a permit modification request for the Wattenberg Lakes Aggregate Mining project, which would result in the discharge of fill material into the South Platte River, Huett Ditch, Lupton Slough, and their associated wetlands. The proposed modification consists of the construction of a spillway and bank stabilization along the South Platte River, removal of Pond 2 as a reservoir, expansion of Pond 1 to encompass the water storage of Pond 2, and changes to the mitigation plan. The work will result in an additional impact to 1.63 acres of wetlands and 0.36 acre of the South Platte River. In addition, 5.34 acres of wetlands north of Pond 1 was used as a staging area. This notice is to inform interested parties of the proposed activity and to solicit comments.

18 Dec 2023

408-NWO-2023-0041

Expiration date: 1/15/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public regarding the City of Omaha, F Street Reconstruction. In compliance with USC Title 33, Chapter 9, Subchapter 1, Section 408, the City of Omaha Public Works (Requester) has requested permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for an alteration at the Zorinsky Lake Project (Papillion Creek and Tributaries Lakes, Site 18) (Federal Project).

1 Dec 2023

RGP-2302-RWY (NWO-2023-00722-RWY)

The District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, has issued Version 1 of Regional General Permit 2302 (RGP-2302-RWY). The permit authorizes discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States associated with ditch related activities in the state of Wyoming pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. § 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1344).

30 Nov 2023

REGIONAL GENERAL PERMIT 23 (RGP-23-NE)

Expiration date: 11/30/2028

The purpose of this Regional General Permit (RGP) is to authorize discharges into irrigation ditches that have minimal individual or cumulative adverse effects on the aquatic environment but that do not qualify for the Clean Water Act section 404(f)(1)(C) exemption because of the recapture provision at section 404(f)(2) (see 33 CFR 323.4) or do not qualify for a Nationwide General permit. For additional information regarding the application of exemptions, please refer to the Memorandum to the Field on Exemptions from Regulation under Section 404(f)(1)(C) of the CWA for the Construction or Maintenance of Irrigation Ditches and for the Maintenance of Drainage Ditches (Attachment A). LOCATION: This RGP is applicable to waters of the U.S., including wetlands, in the State of Nebraska within the Omaha District Regulatory Branch area of responsibility, including tribal lands.