4 Feb 2022

Illinois NWP Reissuance with Regional Conditions

Expiration date: 2/25/2022

On December 27, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 73522) announcing the reissuance of 40 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one new NWP, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications. These 41 NWPs will go into effect on February 25, 2022, and they will expire on March 14, 2026 The Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) has finalized the regional conditions for these 41 NWPs in Illinois. Regional conditions provide additional protection for the aquatic environment and help ensure that the NWPs authorize only those activities with no more than minimal adverse environmental effects. Regional conditions help ensure protection of high value waters within the state of Illinois. The Section 401 Water Quality Certifications (WQC) have been issued for Section 404 NWP activities by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) on 8/October/2021, corrected version on 21/Dec/2021. The WQCs were approved by the Mississippi Valley (MVD) Commander and are added as regional conditions to the NWPs. Section 401 Water Quality Certification

6 Jan 2022

2022 NWP Reissuance

Expiration date: 2/6/2022

On December 27, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 73522) announcing the reissuance of 40 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one new NWP. These 41 NWPs will go into effect on February 25, 2022, and they will expire on March 14, 2026.

29 Oct 2021

2016-764

Expiration date: 11/19/2021

Posted for review is a maintenance dredging permit request from Lake Center Marina, St. Charles, MO. The applicant seeks authorization to conduct maintenance dredging operations within the pre-existing harbor of the Lake Center Marina. Previous permitting authorized dredged materials to be placed into the Mississippi River in an open water disposal site just outside the harbor’s mouth. High water events, specifically the flood event of 2019, has caused the re-deposition of fine materials within the harbor. The proposed dredging will only remove material deposited by the river and will not alter the previously authorized contours of the marina. The dredge material will again be placed outside of the mouth of the marina in deeper portions of the river with a depth of approximately 25 feet (see river elevations map). The proposed disposal site is not in the designated navigation channel of the Mississippi River and will be within the State of Missouri. The Public Notice opens October 29, 2021 and closes on November 19, 2021.

22 Oct 2021

MVS-2021-599

WFI Holdings-B LLC (Sponsor) seeks approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the Interagency Review Team (IRT); which is composed of representatives from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; to establish the Locke Bottom Wetland Mitigation Bank (Locke Bottom) which is proposed in accordance with the approved WFI-B Umbrella Mitigation Banking Program Instrument (UMBPI), file number MVS-2020-652. The Locke Bottom site is the second bank site proposed under the UMBPI. If approved, the Sponsor would make the wetland mitigation credit available to Department of the Army permittees seeking to fulfill requirements to purchase compensatory mitigation credit, to offset losses of aquatic functions and services. The mitigation bank site includes the restoration of multiple wetland habitats within the semi-protected Mississippi River floodplain. The Silver Banks site is located within the Lower Kaskaskia Watershed, specifically in the Umbrella Mitigation Banking Program’s Shoal Creek/Lower Kaskaskia Service Area. The subject site includes 93.0+/- acres and is located in Sections 1 & 12, Township 5 South, Range 10 West in Monroe County, Illinois. The approximate center of the bank site is located at Latitude 38.126042°, Longitude -90.153269°. The Public Notice comment period opens October 22, 2021 and closes November 20, 2021.

14 Oct 2021

2021GP38IL

Expiration date: 11/4/2021

STATE OF ILLINOIS REISSUANCE OF REGIONAL GENERAL PERMIT MVRGP-38 – LINEAR TRANSPORTATION CROSSINGS IN WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHIN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is proposing to reissue Regional General Permit GP-38 for Linear Transportation Crossings in Waters of the United States within the State of Illinois under the authority of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 USC 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). Duration of this General Permit. The regional permit could be utilized for linear transportation projects that meet the current conditions of Nationwide Permit 14. The regional permit would also authorize certain discharges of dredged or fill material that currently exceed the limitations of Nationwide Permit 14. Comments concerning the Corps permit should be addressed to the District Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, ATTN: OD-P, Clock Tower Building -Post Office Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004. Mrs. Jackie M. Groves, (309/794-5351) may be contacted for additional information, and email Jackie.M.Groves@usace.army.mil. The comment period is open until November 4, 2021