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.

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2488 E 81st Street
Tulsa, OK  74137-4290

 

CESWF-13-RGP-11

Published Oct. 1, 2013
Expiration date: 10/25/2013

Evaluation of the proposed re-issuance of a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Regional General Permit (RGP) under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United Sates and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 for work in, or affecting, navigable waters of the United States and application for water quality certification under Section 401 of the CWA for Section 404 discharges associated with the construction and maintenance of exploration and production wells for oil and gas and their supporting fills and structures. An RGP may not be used to authorize work subject to regulation under Section 404 of the CWA until water quality certification has been issued or waived.

PERMIT NUMBER: The "Proposed Regional General Permit, Exploration and Production Wells and Associated Facilities" has been designated CESWF-13-RGP-11 in the Fort Worth District and CESPA-TX-13-01 RGP 11 in the Albuquerque District and would replace RGP SWF-08-RGP-11 in the Fort Worth District and RGP 11 SPA-2006-00527 in the Albuquerque District. It also replaces TXG30009 in the Tulsa District. The existing RGP expires November 5, 2013.