26 Nov 2024

NAP-2013-00695-86 and NAP-2013-00696-86

The USACE Philadelphia District has received an application for a Department of the Army permit pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and recommendations from the public concerning issuance of a Department of the Army permit. The permit applicant, Weeks Marine, proposes to conduct maintenance dredging at 18 existing facilities within the Delaware River within Philadelphia, Bucks, and Delaware Counties in Pennsylvania; Gloucester, Camden, and Burlington Counties in New Jersey; and New Castle County in Delaware. The purpose of the project is to remove sediment accumulation and maintain adequate water depths at the various port and berth facilities to support ship access. More details are available in the "Public Notice" document. Public comments are requested by December 26, 2024.

8 Nov 2024

NAP-2023-00995-101

Expiration date: 12/8/2024

Philadelphia District has received a proposal to establish a new wetland and stream compensatory mitigation bank for federal and state permits. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and recommendations from the public. The proposed bank site is located at the intersection of Blackwell Road and Canfield Road in Damascus, Pennsylvania 18415. The site is entirely within Damascus Township, Wayne County. The site is approximately 109 acres in size and comprises ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streams (including Sunny Brook); palustrine forested, scrub-shrub, and emergent wetlands; palustrine unconsolidated bottom habitat; pastures; and upland forests. The adjacent land use is primarily pastureland. The site is located within the Delaware River basin.

23 Oct 2024

NAP-2024-00623-46

Expiration date: 11/21/2024

The stated purpose is to rehabilitate and upgrade the existing dock/bulkhead infrastructure which is necessary for continued operation of the working commercial waterfront facility and shellfishery. The applicant has additionally stated that the purpose of the bulkhead re-construction is to allow for repairs of a failed timber bulkhead for both stabilization of eroding banks and minimization of flooding of the adjacent parking areas used for loading and un-loading of vessels moored at the facility.

8 Oct 2024

CENAP-OP-R- 2024-00419-87

Expiration date: 11/8/2024

The Grand Harbor Condominium Association Inc. proposes to conduct 10-year mechanical maintenance dredging in an existing marina basin (Liberty Harbor) located at 26 Grand Bay Harbor Drive in Waretown, Ocean Township, Ocean County, NJ (39.784548, -74.185744). The project would remove approximately 8,128.0-cubic yards of bottom sediments from an approximately 2.0-acre boat basin area to a maximum of -6.0-feet MLW (-5 ft with 1 foot of allowable overdredge) over the course of a 10-year period. All resultant dredged material will transported for disposal at Oyster Creek CDF located in Lacey Township, Ocean County, NJ. The project site is located in Liberty Harbor boat basin located at 26 Grand Bay Harbor Drive in Waretown, Ocean Township, Ocean County, NJ (39.784548, -74.185744). More details are available in Public Notice & Plan documents. Public comments are requested by November 8, 2024.

1 Oct 2024

2024-00438-85

Expiration date: 10/16/2024

In response to a request from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DDNREC), the Philadelphia District has been authorized by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), North Atlantic Division to employ Special Permit Processing Procedures in Emergency Situations pursuant to 33 CFR 325.2(e)(4) in the review of an application to restore the beach and dune system north of the Indian River Inlet to protect Coastal Highway south of Dewey Beach in Sussex County. The proposed project includes the following: 1) Hydraulically dredge approximately 800,000 total cubic yards of sediment from three shoals including the Indian River Inlet flood shoal (down to the authorized federal channel elevation of -24 feet NAVD with 1 foot of allowable over-dredge), Middle Island Shoal and Burton Island Shoal (down to -10 feet NAVD with 1 foot of allowable over-dredge); 2) Transport the dredged material via pipeline to the placement site along the shoreline on the north side of the Indian River Inlet; 3) Spread and grade the dredged material to construct a beach (+9.0 NAVD, 100 to 150-ft-width) and dune system to an overall elevation of +16.0 ft NAVD by 25-ft wide consistent with the 2013 template. The dredged material placement will begin at the north jetty of the Indian River Inlet and extend northward for approximately 5,200 linear feet. More details are available in the "Public Notice" and "Plans documents. Public comments are requested by Oct. 16, 2024.