30 Sep 2020

NATIONWIDE PERMIT REISSUANCE REQUEST FOR COMMENTS - State of Kansas

Expiration date: 10/14/2020

On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published in the Federal Register its proposal to reissue the 52 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and issue five new NWPs. NWPs are general permits issued on a nationwide basis to streamline the authorization of activities that result in no more than minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects. Many of the proposed NWPs require notification to the district engineer before commencing those activities to ensure that the activities authorized by those NWPs cause no more than minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects. National Issues Concerning the Proposed NWPs: The Federal Register notice is the public’s opportunity to comment on the proposed NWPs, general conditions, and definitions. Comments on national issues relating to these NWPs should be submitted to docket number COE-2020-0002 at www.regulations.gov, or by email to nationwidepermits2020@usace.army.mil or by mail to Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works, ATTN: CECW-CO-R, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington,D.C. 20314-1000. Instructions for submitting comments are provided in the September 15, 2020 Federal Register notice. Comments on the proposed NWPs are due by November 16, 2020.

30 Sep 2020

NATIONWIDE PERMIT REISSUANCE REQUEST FOR COMMENTS - State of Missouri

Expiration date: 11/14/2020

On September 15, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published in the Federal Register its proposal to reissue the 52 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and issue five new NWPs. NWPs are general permits issued on a nationwide basis to streamline the authorization of activities that result in no more than minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects. Many of the proposed NWPs require notification to the District Engineer before commencing those activities to ensure that the activities authorized by those NWPs cause no more than minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects. National Issues Concerning the Proposed NWPs: The Federal Register notice is the public’s opportunity to comment on the proposed NWPs, general conditions, and definitions. Comments on national issues relating to these NWPs should be submitted to docket number COE-2020-0002 at www.regulations.gov,or by email to nationwidepermits2020@usace.army.mil or by mail to Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works, ATTN: CECW-CO-R, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20314-1000. Instructions for submitting comments are provided in the September 15, 2020 Federal Register notice. Comments on the proposed NWPs are due by November 16, 2020.

29 Sep 2020

GP-45 (NWK-2020-00282)

STATE OF MISSOURI - ISSUANCE OF REGIONAL GENERAL PERMIT 45 (GP-45) - MAINTENANCE OF MAN-MADE LAKES AND PONDS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, HAS ISSUED GP-45, authorizing the discharge of dredged or fill material associated with activities designed to improve water quality, improve fish and wildlife habitat, maintain recreational value, and extend the lifespan of manmade lakes and ponds. This permit authorizes the removal and discharge of lakebed/pond sediment in conjunction with mechanical dredging, hydraulic dredging (including return water from such activities) and excavation activities. The use of standard construction equipment to remove accumulated sediment is authorized by this permit. The dredged/excavated material may be used in the construction of jetties/breakwaters, shoreline stabilization structures, fish and wildlife habitat improvement structures and other similar activities. This regional general permit is issued under the authority of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344). It does not obviate the need for project proponents to obtain other Federal, state, or local authorizations. DURATION OF THE GENERAL PERMIT: The GP-45 has been issued and is in effect for a period of five years from September 29, 2020, unless it is specifically modified, suspended, or revoked prior to the expiration date.

24 Sep 2020

NWK-2015-1932

Expiration date: 10/15/2020

APPLICANT: City of Saint Joseph PROJECT LOCATION: Browning Lake in Section 11, Township 57 North, Range 36 West, Buchanan County, Missouri. ACTIVITY: General fill of 0.78 acres of Browning Lake (open water) and 0.28 acres of emergent wetlands bordering Browning Lake to relocate the southern portion of the existing service road outside the runway safety area and object free area.

19 Aug 2020

NWK-2020-644

Expiration date: 9/9/2020

APPLICANTS: Robert and Tonya Hudson and Judith Moore Trust PROJECT LOCATION: The project site is located within Section 5, Township 7 south, Range 17 east, Atchison County, Kansas. This location is approximately 1½ miles north and 1/3 mile east from the intersection of Highway 116 and Anderson Road, in Arrington, Kansas. ACTIVITY: The applicants propose to place fill within the Delaware River for the purpose of bank erosion protection, stabilization and riparian restoration.