24 Feb 2021

2020-00539-45

Expiration date: 3/26/2021

The applicant, Public Service Electric and Gas Nuclear LLC (PSE&G), proposes to continue hydraulic maintenance dredging and desilting activities (intake bays only) at the Salem and Hope Creek Generating Station's circulating and service water intake structures, the Salem discharge pipes, the Hope Creek barge slip, and at the Hope Creek barge unloading dock area. The project is located at the Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations, on Artificial Island, in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey. The purpose of the project is to continue the dredging and desilting activities to maintain unobstructed/unrestricted water flow for the safe operation of the Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations; and to provide adequate water depths for safe navigation for the loading and unloading of barges and/or vessels at the facility. Public comments are due by March 26, 2021. More details are available in the "Public Notice & Plan Details" attachment. 

24 Feb 2021

2020-00403-95

Expiration date: 3/26/2021

The applicant, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Bureau of Shellfisheries & Delaware Bay Shellfisheries Council, has requested Department of the Army authorization to perform ten (10)-year maintenance dredging of the Nantuxent Creek entrance channel to Delaware Bay; and a commercial vessel dockage area upstream within Nantuxent Creek. The proposed project is located adjacent to Money Island, Downe Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey. All resultant dredged material would be transported via floating and submerged pipeline from the Nantuxent Creek entrance channel to Delaware Bay; and via truck from the upstream dockage area; to the Money Island shoreline for beneficial re-use for habitat restoration. Public comments are due by March 26, 2021. More details are available in the "Public Notice & Plan Details" attachment. 

24 Feb 2021

2019-01237-84

Expiration date: 3/26/2021

Hagerty Environmental, LLC proposes to establish the Lenape Dam Mitigation Bank to provide compensatory mitigation to compensate for unavoidable impacts to Waters of the United States and/or Regulated waters of this Commonwealth occurring in the Lower Delaware River Sub-basin (Pennsylvania State Water Plan Sub-basin #3 South).The proposed Lenape Dam Mitigation Bank site is located within 1 parcel, privately owned by Lenape Cabin Club, Inc. Lenape Dam would be permanently removed to allow free flow in accordance with the mitigation design plan. The site is located in Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Public comments are due by March 26, 2021. More details are available in the "Public Notice & Plan Details" document. 

13 Jan 2021

Public Notice for Reissuance of Nationwide Permits

On January 13, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 2744) announcing the reissuance of 12 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and four new NWPs, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications. USACE has also issued final decision documents for the new and reissued NWPs. Regional conditions will be announced in a future public notice issued by the Philadelphia District. More details are available in the "Public Notice" document attached.

24 Nov 2020

2016-00439-46

Expiration date: 12/24/2020

The applicant, the City of Philadelphia and John Bartram Association, proposes to construct a circular “FloatLab” floating educational structure within the Schuylkill River at the waterward terminus of 56th Street, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The proposed project would consist of the installation of a partial landing platform and gangway that would lead out to the FloatLab ring (approximately 75 feet in diameter). The applicant’s stated purpose for the FloatLab is to highlight improvements of the water and not simply the waterfront and was designed for the purpose of educating and connecting the community to the Schuylkill River. Comments are requested by Dec. 24, 2020. More details are available in the "Public Notice & Plan Details" attachment.