P=2784 American Milling, L.P. seeks authorization under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act to construct a pipe pile supported conveyor, loading tower and to permanently moor two captive dock barges.  Approximately 14, pipe dolphins structures and an upstream and downstream pipe piling support structure will be driven to the point of resistance within the Mississippi River substrate to support an approximate 400-feet-long conveyor and loading tower for the transfer of dry bulk materials.  Two captive dock barges would be installed along the upstream and downstream side of the loading tower.  The two captive dock barges would measure 35-feet-wide by 195-feet-long.  The barges would be permanently moored to the proposed pipe dolphins.  Cargo barges would be delivered to the site for loading to the outside of the proposed captive dock barges.  The delivered cargo barges would arrive as empties, be loaded, and then switched as loads to other existing fleets for shipment. The terminus of the proposed conveyor/loading tower and the riverward side of the proposed captive dock barges would not extend further riverward than the existing Arsenal Island mooring line.  As such, the proposed operation isn’t expected to hinder or impede navigation that already passes the mooring line of the Arsenal Island fleets.  The activity site is located along the left descending bank of the Mississippi River, at approximate river mile 175.66, near Cahokia, in St. Clair County, Illinois.

The public notice P-2784 comment period opens on February 15, 2011 and closes on March 7, 2011.

P-2840 The applicant, City of St. Charles, Missouri, seeks authorization to conduct grading and filling operations within jurisdictional waters of the United States. The proposed project includes stabilizing several sections of eroding stream banks along the mouth of an unnamed tributary and Cole Creek.  The eroded banks are impacting private residential properties, contributes to public safety concerns and threatens to impact an existing sanitary sewer line. Cole Creek flows into Dardenne Creek, a primary tributary to the Mississippi River. The project includes the installation of rock toe protection, riffle pool complexes, low flow channels, and extensive native vegetation plantings.  In addition, previously installed hard-armor stabilization structures are proposed to be removed and in order to restore conveyance through the reach, the channel will be widened by 10 feet and a bankfull shelf will be created or re-shaped depending on the amount and condition of existing materials.  The project is located in Section 26, Township 47 North, Range 4 East, St. Charles County, Missouri. The public notice opens January 15, 2013 and closes February 5, 2013.

P-2846 The applicant requests authorization to periodically maintenance dredge accumulated river sediment from within their existing barge terminal.  The dredged material would be confined and disposed in the applicant’s nearby containment area.  Up to 30,000 cubic yards of material would be dredged from an approximate 90,000 square foot area to maintain a 9-foot depth at river stage 5.0 on the St. Louis gage.  The activity site is located at 11618 Riverview Drive, along the right descending bank of the Mississippi River, at approximate river mile 191.3, in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.The public notice comment period is open from March 7, 2013 through March 27, 2013.

P-2319   The City of Manchester seeks authorization to conduct grading and filling operations in jurisdictional waters of the United States for stormwater improvements in existing residential subdivisions to improve water quality in these areas and to also reduce safety hazards. The project includes providing stabilization along multiple tributaries within the City of Manchester which is located in St. Louis County, Missouri. The tributaries all flow into either Grand Glaize Creek or Fishpot Creek. Grand Glaize Creek and Fishpot Creek are both primary tributaries to the Meramec River. The public notice comment period opens March 19, 2013 and closes April 8, 2013.

P-2844 The US Army Corps of Engineers Project Management Branch and the City of Cape Girardeau request reauthorization to install additional rip rap in the Mississippi River along portions of the existing Cape Girardeau Floodwall for repair and flood protection purposes. The project area is located along the right descending bank of the Mississippi River, between river mile 51.6 to 52.8, in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The public notice comment period is open from March 20, 2013 through April 9, 2013. 

P-2845 American Commercial Lines requests authorization under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act to install a 15 barge fleet and associated mooring infrastructure along the right descending bank of the Mississippi River at approximate river mile 184.9 in St. Louis, Missouri. The public notice comment period is open from March 20, 2013 through April 9, 2013.

P-2847 - 5/2/2013: Magnolia Marine Transport requests a Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act permit to authorize an existing, longtime established, barge fleeting area near the right descending bank of the Mississippi River, at approximate river mile 198.5 in St. Charles County, Missouri. The public notice comment period is open from May 2, 2013 through May 22, 2013.

P-2841 - 5/21/2013: The City of Wildwood seeks authorization to conduct grading and filling operations in jurisdictional waters of the United States for the creation of a City Park. The Park will be constructed in multiple phases and includes several road crossing within Bonhomme Creek. In addition, the project plans include the relocation of an unnamed tributary to Bonhomme Creek for the construction of a primary entrance road. Bonhomme Creek is a primary tributary to the Missouri River. The public notice comment period opens May 21, 2013 and closes June 10, 2013.

P-2848 - 5/30/2013: The applicant, Premcor Refining Group, Inc., seeks authorization under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act to construct three 96” diameter monopole dolphins at the project location for the purpose of mooring barges. The dolphins will be used to moor six barges in a 2 wide by 3 long configuration. The project occurs on the left descending bank of the Mississippi River at river mile 196.9 in Madison County, Illinois. The public notice comment period opens May 30, 2013 and closes June 10, 2013.

P-2849 - 6/6/2013: The applicant, The City of St. Charles has proposed construction of a 110-acre park. The proposed site is located approximately 0.75 miles north of Highway 370, and approximately 800 feet east of the intersection of Highway 94 and Croix Drive. The site is a FEMA buyout property that was abandoned following flooding in 1993. The site was formerly used as a mobile home park. The city of St. Charles proposes to construct a public recreation park facility. The proposed amenities include ball fields, picnic and festival grounds, trails, gardens, and other recreational opportunity areas. Construction of the site will result in the placement of fill into approximately 0.70 acres of scrub-shrub wetlands. This public notice opens for comment on June 10th, and closes on July 1st.

P-2832d - 6/27/2013: The applicant, Desherlia Marina Management Inc., is applying for authorization, under the provisions of 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), to conduct periodic maintenance operations at the previously authorized boat harbor along the north side of the Illinois River in Grafton, Illinois. While other means have been attempted to prevent the accumulation of sediment in the harbor, (P-2382c), the site is still subject to near annual flooding that causes sediment/debris to build up within the harbor and the entrance to the marina. The public notice comment period opens June 27, 2013, and closes July 18, 2013