Tulsa District Regulatory Permits for Public Comment

PURPOSE:  The purpose of these public notices are to inform you of a proposal for work in which you might be interested and to solicit your comments and information to better enable us to make a reasonable decision on factors affecting the public interest.

SECTION 10: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directed by Congress through Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 USC 403) to regulate all work or structures in or affecting the course, condition, or capacity of navigable waters of the United States.  The intent of this law is to protect the navigable capacity of waters important to interstate commerce.

SECTION 404: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directed by Congress through Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344) to regulate the discharges of dredged and fill material into all waters of the United States.  These waters include lakes, rivers, streams, mudflats, sandflats, sloughs, wet meadows, natural ponds, and wetlands adjacent to other waters.  The intent of the law is to protect these waters from the indiscriminate discharge of material capable of causing pollution and to restore and maintain their chemical, physical, and biological integrity.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District

Regulatory Office, Chief

918-669-7400

 

SWT-2014-303

Published Nov. 9, 2015
Expiration date: 12/9/2015
Description of Work: The applicant’s proposal requires the placement of fill material into the 3.44-acre south pond, 1.11-acre north pond, and 0.08 acre wetland. The applicant has proposed the placement of approximately 7,500 cys of earthen material into the south pond, 2,400 cys of earthen material into the north pond, 100 cys of earthen material into the wetland, and 200 lf of stream channel (0.02 acre). The south pond and wetland area would be eliminated from the placement of fill material. Approximately, 39 lf and 120 lf, within the total 732 lf of RCP 2 (varies in size), would be constructed in the stream channel to channel flow and for a road crossing. The size of the north pond would be reduced from approximately 1.11 acres to a 0.01 acre (90 lf) stream channel 3 and approximately 41 lf of a twin 42 inch RCP would be constructed in the stream channel for a road crossing on RCP 1. All work will be performed utilizing earthmoving equipment.