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-2021-0009 (408)

CESWT-RO
Published Sept. 13, 2021
Expiration date: 9/22/2021

The requester proposes the excavation of a 12-inch steel pipeline located approximately 0.5 miles southwest of the intersection of NE 23rd Street and North Sooner Road along the north bank of the North Canadian River. Activities associated with the proposed project would include excavation of the pipeline, repair, and backfill of the site using the excavated material. The proposed excavation is anticipated to be as great as 40-feet in length and 8-feet in width. Access to the site is proposed to be through an existing gate off NE 23rd Street and crews and equipment will
travel down the existing, cleared right-of-way. No access paths would need to be established or disturbed for the activity. During backfill activities, the excavation would be filled with removed soils, and would be replaced in 6-inch lifts. Each 6-inch lift would be placed with the proper density and moisture. Once the backfill is complete, disturbed areas would be revegetated with Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon).