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 in relation to Section 10 and Section 404.

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.

PUBLIC NOTICE MAILING LIST:  If you would like to be added to our Public Notice Mailing List, please submit your information to our email address at CESWT-RO@usace.army.mil or the mailing address below. 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CESWT-RO
2488 E 81st Street
Tulsa, OK  74137-4290

 

  • Special Public Notice - 2017 Nationwide Permit Regional Conditions for the State of Texas

    Expiration date: 5/31/2017

    On January 6, 2017, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published notice in the Federal Register announcing the reissuance of Nationwide Permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions with some modifications. The NWPs became effective on March 19, 2017, and will expire on March 18, 2022. On March 28, 2017, the Southwestern Division Engineer approved regional conditions for the NWPs in Texas. These conditions apply to all activities authorized by NWPs. Regional conditions provide additional protections for the aquatic environment by ensuring that the NWPs authorize only those activities with minimal adverse effects on the aquatic environment.

  • Special Public Notice - 2017 Nationwide Permit Regional Conditions for the State of Oklahoma

    Expiration date: 5/31/2017

    On January 6, 2017, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published notice in the Federal Register announcing the reissuance of Nationwide Permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions with some modifications. The NWPs became effective on March 19, 2017, and will expire on March 18, 2022. On March 21, 2017, the Southwestern Division Engineer approved regional conditions for the NWPs in Oklahoma. These conditions apply to all activities authorized by NWPs. Regional conditions provide additional protections for the aquatic environment by ensuring that the NWPs authorize only those activities with minimal adverse effects on the aquatic environment.

  • SWT-2017-55

    Expiration date: 4/30/2017

    The application is for stream channelization to align the stream channel back into the existing drainage easement.

  • PUBLIC NOTICE DEEP FORK MITIGATION BANK (MB) NOW ACTIVE IN OKLAHOMA (SWT-2015-94)

    Expiration date: 4/17/2017

    The goal of the MB Program is to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirements of permits issued under Section 404 and/or 401 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 by creating a centralized mitigation bank project site in the State of Oklahoma. The natural resources goal of the program will be to restore, establish, enhance, and preserve jurisdictional streams, wetlands, riparian areas, lakes, and ponds. These activities will improve and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of Oklahoma’s aquatic resources.

  • Public Notice for LBCR Revised DEIS

    Expiration date: 5/8/2017

    Notice of application for a Department of the Army permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (RDEIS) for the proposed Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir (LBCR) project, Fannin County, Texas. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, is evaluating a permit application for the construction of a 10,400-foot long earthen dam that is expected to inundate 16,641 acres along Bois d’Arc Creek. This notice is to inform interested parties of the publishing of the RDEIS to solicit comments on the proposed activities.