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-2019-12 and SWT-2019-14

Published July 12, 2019
Expiration date: 8/12/2019

Work authorized by (click link to download) GP12 will be limited to activities required for the construction, maintenance, repair, and protection of utility lines and associated facilities in waters of the United States. These activities generally include utility lines, foundations for overhead utility line towers and anchors, and access roads.

Work authorized by (Click link to download) GP14 would be limited to activities required for the construction, expansion, modification, or improvement of linear transportation crossings (e.g., highways, railways, trails, airport runways, and taxiways) in waters of the United States.

Both GP’s are proposed to be unchanged except for the addition of the statement "Activities which have commenced (i.e., are under construction) or are under contract to commence in reliance upon the GP will remain authorized provided the activity is completed within twelve months of the date of the GPs expiration, modification, or revocation." And the deletion of the wetland delineation manual regional supplements, which by now have become common knowledge.