u.s. army corps of engineers regulatory program regulatory program
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U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Regulatory ProgramRegulatory Program
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Regulatory Authorities• Section 10 of the
Rivers & Harbors Act of 1899– Structures and work in
navigable waters of the United States
• Section 404 of the Clean Water Act– Discharge of dredged or
fill material and mechanized landclearing in all waters of the U.S., including wetlands
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Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
Regulated Activities
Work in Navigable Waters of the U.S. (Lake Champlain, Lake Memphremagog, and major rivers in VT)
-Dredging-Structures in, over, or under a navigable waterway
-Private docks-Water intake lines-Aerial transmission lines-Submarine cables-Marinas
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Section 404 of the Clean Water ActRegulated Activities
Any activity that would involve the permanent or temporary placement of dredged or fill material into any waterway or wetland, including:
- Pond construction- Mechanized landclearing- Landscaping -Land Development (i.e., housing, commercial, industrial, etc.)- Cofferdams
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Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
Regulated Activities
- Roads, culverts, bridges- Bedding and backfill for utility lines- Shoreline stabilization-Sidecasting of material from excavation of new drainage ditches- Installation of drainage tile
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Forms of Authorization
• VT General Permit– Minimal Impact Projects – impacts
not to exceed one acre• Individual Permit
– Projects with greater than minimal impacts or in excess of one acre of impact
South Bay, Lake Memphremagog, Newport, VT
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VT General PermitMinimal Impact Projects
•Direct/Indirect Impacts under 3000 sq. ft.
–Project May Proceed without Notification to Corps Provided Terms & Conditions of VTGP have been met
•Direct/Indirect Impacts from 3000 sq. ft. to one acre
–Notification to Corps Required
•Determination of Eligibility for VT GP usually within about 30 days
Batten Kill, Arlington, VT
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REMEMBER!!!
- VT GP is only used to authorize projects that will have a minimal individual and cumulative impact on the aquatic environment.
- Project can have a “good” impact and not meet the minimal threshold.
- A project with less than 3000 sq. ft. of impact can have more than a minimal impact and be ineligible to proceed under the VTGP.
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Information Required for VTGP• Wetland Delineation
• Data sheets to support wetland delineation
• Brief description of wetland functions and values
• Plan, drawn to scale, showing property boundaries, wetland boundary and area of proposed impact(s)
• Grading plan (as appropriate)
• Narrative description of the project including area (in sq. ft.) of proposed direct and indirect impacts
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Individual Permit
- Projects with direct/indirect impacts to waters of U.S. in excess of one acre- Projects which do not meet the criteria of the VT GP
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Pre-Application Meetings
Joint site visit with Corps, VT DEC, USEPA and USF&WS
- Flushes out major concerns prior to investment of time and money in permit process
- Can result in recommendations for project modifications to minimize impacts to waters of the U.S. and facilitate permit issuance
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Information Required for Individual Permit
• Wetland Delineation
• Data sheets to support wetland delineation
• Narrative describing wetland functions and values
• Completed Application Form (ENG 4345)
• Plan, drawn to scale, showing property boundaries, wetland boundary and area of proposed impact(s)
• Alternatives analysis
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Alternatives Analysis
• Only the Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA) to accomplish the basic project purpose can be permitted
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Alternatives Analysis/Mitigation Sequencing
AVOID impacts to waters of the U.S. to the maximum extent practicable (off-site alternatives analysis; leads to LEDPA site)
MINIMIZE impacts to waters of the U.S. (at the LEDPA site) to the maximum extent practicable
MITIGATE for the unavoidable impacts of the project
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That’s your crash course on the Corps’ Regulatory Program.
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Vermont Project Office
Current Responsibilities, Staffing and Resources
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Responsibilities• Administration of Corps of Engineers
Regulatory Program in VT– Section 10
• Navigable Waters of the U.S. = Lake Champlain, Lake Memphremagog and Major Rivers
– Section 404• All wetlands• Non-Section 10 lakes and ponds• Non-Section 10 rivers and stream up to the
headwaters
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Responsibilities
• Administration of Regulatory Program includes:– Jurisdictional determinations– Processing VT GP’s – Processing individual permits– Investigation of alleged unauthorized work– Compliance inspections of work under
permits– Public outreach
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Staffing/Resources
• Based at VT Project Office– Two Full-Time Senior Project Managers– One Full-Time Legal Instrument Examiner
• Based at District Office in Concord, MA– Branch Chief – Division Chief– Environmental Resource Unit Staff– Office of Counsel