14 Apr 2023

2011-00969-85

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Fish and Wildlife, Mosquito Control Section is seeking a Department of the Army 10 year maintenance permit to continue performing Open Marsh Water Management (OMWM) within the tidal wetlands of Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties as the primary and preferred mosquito control technique. OMWM provides effective and permanent biological control of larval mosquito populations while significantly reducing the need to apply mosquitocide chemicals. The Delaware Mosquito Control Section has been successfully using OMWM to control mosquitoes in Delaware's tidal marshes since 1979. More details are available in the "Public Notice" and "Open Marsh Water Management Guidelines" attachments. Public comments are requested by May 14, 2023.

14 Apr 2023

2023-00241-95

The applicant, New Jersey Department of Transportation – Office of Maritime Resources, has requested Department of the Army authorization to perform ten (10)-year maintenance dredging of the Wildwood State Channel Complex in Middle Township, Wildwood City, North Wildwood City, and West Wildwood Borough in Cape May County, New Jersey. Public comments are requested by May 17, 2023. More details are available in the "Public Notice" and "Plans" attachments.

13 Apr 2023

Special Joint Public Notice

USACE Districts (listed in attachment) and EPA Regions jointly announce the availability of the Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods (SDAM) for the Northeast and Southeast (dated April 12, 2023). The methods are rapid assessment tools to help distinguish between ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streamflow at the reach scale for the Northeast and Southeast SDAM Regions. The beta SDAMs may help provide technical guidance for identifying waters that may be subject to regulatory jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; however, these methods do not alter or change the definition of “Waters of the U.S.” More details are available in the attached document. Written comments may be submitted via email to USACE.SDAM.NESE@usace.army.mil

31 Mar 2023

Special Public Notice 23-17

The purpose of this Special Public Notice is to hereby inform the public of the recent changes made by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) regarding the final rule to reclassify the federal listing of the Northern Long-Eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as an Endangered Species under the Endangered Species Act. USACE is hereby providing notification to the public regarding the establishment of a Special Condition for previously issued Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act authorizations/verifications in Pennsylvania. This notice affects projects that were previously authorized or verified by the Corps, or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, through Nationwide Permits, Individual Permits, General Permits, Letters of Permission, Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit-6, or other applicable federal authorizations and/or verifications where the authorized work has not been completed as of March 31, 2023. More details are available in the Special Public Notice.

7 Mar 2023

2023-00116-95

Expiration date: 4/6/2023

2023-00116-95 - This Public Notice is related to a request from Ocean Casino Resort to renourish an Atlantic Ocean beach berm area within the federal design template of the Absecon Island Coastal Storm Risk Management Federal Civil Works Project. The location for the proposed work is the Atlantic Ocean beach berm area between Garden Pier and the Massachusetts Avenue groin at 500 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey. The stated purpose is to provide for shore protection and recreational beach at an eroded beach berm area. More details are available in the Public Notice & Plans documents. Public comments are requested by April 6, 2023.