4 Mar 2021

2021 NWP for Illinois

Expiration date: 3/14/2026

On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 2744) announcing the reissuance of 12 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and four new NWPs, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications.  These 16 NWPs will go into effect on March 15, 2021, and will expire on March 14, 2026. With the publication of these NWPs in the Federal Register, the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) has finalized the regional conditions for these 16 NWPs in Illinois. The Regional Conditions can be found below or accessed at the St. Louis District Regulatory web page. The Section 401 Water Quality Certifications (WQC) have been issued for Section 404 NWP activities by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). The WQC can be found below or accessed at the St. Louis District Regulatory web page. There are 40 existing NWPs that were not reissued or modified by the January 13, 2021 final rule. Those 40 NWPs were published in the January 6, 2017, issue of the Federal Register (82 FR 1860) and those NWPs remain in effect until the Corps issues a final rule reissuing those NWPs or March 18, 2022, whichever comes first

13 Jan 2021

2021 Nationwide Permits

Expiration date: 3/14/2026

On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the reissuance of 12 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and four new NWPs, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications. These 16 NWPs will go into effect on March 15, 2021 and will expire on March 14, 2026. The 12 existing NWP published in the January 13, 2021 final rule replace the 2017 versions of these NWPs. The 2017 versions of NWPs 12, 21, 29, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 48, 50, 51, and 52 expire on March 14, 2021. With the publication of this Federal Register notice, Corps divisions will begin finalizing their regional conditions for the new and reissued NWPs. Regional conditions will provide additional protection for the aquatic environment and will help ensure that the NWPs authorize only those activities with no more than minimal adverse environmental effects. Regional conditions will help ensure protection of high value waters within the St. Louis District. Corps divisions and districts will also begin determining which conditions for water quality certifications issued by states, tribes, and EPA for the issuance of these 16 NWPs become conditions of these NWPs. Corps divisions and districts will also begin determining which conditions for Coastal Zone Management Act consistency concurrences issued by states for the issuance of these 16 NWPs become conditions of these NWPs. Those regional conditions will be announced in a future public notice issued by the St. Louis District. There are 40 existing NWPs that were not reissued or modified by the January/February 2021 final rule. Those 40 NWPs were published in the January 6, 2017, issue of the Federal Register (82 FR 1860) and those NWPs remain in effect until the Corps issues a final rule reissuing those NWPs or March 18, 2022, whichever comes first.

12 Jan 2021

GP 4 Missouri Boat Dock proposed renewal

Expiration date: 2/10/2021

Public Notice GP-4 (MVS-2021-11): Proposed Reissuance of Regional General Permit No. 4 (GP-4) for Missouri Private Boat Docks, Associated Dock Structures and Minor Discharges in the Missouri River, Mississippi River and Navigable/Historically Navigable Portions of the Salt, Femme Osage and Meramec Rivers. The Comment Period Expires on February 10, 2021.

27 Oct 2020

IL401

Effective September 11, 2020, the “Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Certification Rule” (85 Fed. Reg. 42,210 (July 13, 2020) was implemented nationwide. The Rule (codified at 40 C.F.R. Part 121) establishes procedures that promote consistent implementation of CWA Section 401 and regulatory certainty in the federal permitting process.The Corps Districts in Illinois have developed procedures for the public to submit Department of the Army (DA) Permit Applications and associated WQC requests electronically. This notice details those procedures.

19 Mar 2020

Electronic Submittals

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions, effective the date of this Public Notice, the St. Louis District Regulatory Branch is requesting all incoming correspondence be submitted electronically. Please see the attached notice for more details and the link to download the Section 404 permit applications from our website. This notice will also be posted on our webpage soon. If you have any questions, please contact me at the number below or through this email. We apologize for any delays during this time and appreciate your patience. Thank you!Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions, effective the date of this Public Notice, the St. Louis District Regulatory Branch is requesting all incoming correspondence be submitted electronically. Please see the attached notice for more details and the link to download the Section 404 permit applications from our website. This notice will also be posted on our webpage soon. If you have any questions, please contact me at the number below or through this email. We apologize for any delays during this time and appreciate your patience. Thank you!