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.

6 Jun 2023

Special public notice - WRDA

This Special Public Notice announces the decision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Corps) to accept and expend funds from the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) to expedite processing of their Department of the Army (DA) permit applications.

28 Sep 2022

Notice of Availability of the Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method for the Great Plains

Expiration date: 9/28/2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Albuquerque, Chicago, Detroit, Fort Worth, Galveston, Kansas City, Omaha, Rock Island, St. Louis, St. Paul, and Tulsa Districts, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8, jointly announce the availability of the Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method (SDAM) for the Great Plains (dated September 2022). The method is a rapid assessment tool to help distinguish between ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streamflow at the reach scale for the Northern and Southern Great Plains SDAM Regions. The beta SDAM may help provide technical guidance for identifying waters that may be subject to regulatory jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; however, this method does not alter or change the definition of “Waters of the U.S.”