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-2019-404

Published May 15, 2020
Expiration date: 6/14/2020

The overall purpose is to construct an industrial development.  The project is not a water dependent activity.  The basic purpose and need of the proposed action is to utilize industrial-zoned property to construct a 230,000 square foot industrial structure.  The applicant’s preference is to promote the continued management with the south adjoining industrial park.

The applicant proposes to place on-site excavated soil within 1,011 lf of unnamed tributary that bisects the permit area, as well as 2 associated emergent wetlands (0.042 ac).  The placement of on-site soil would serve to create a contiguous area of developable property for the industrial construction site.  The excavated material would be used to grade and connect the developable property.  The fill material would be excavated from the relocated stream channel and floodplain area at the back of the property, which may consist of gravel, sand, silt, loam, and clay.  The project would require the use of various conventional earth moving equipment for construction and excavation.